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Table 1 Patient sample and incomplete colonoscopy characteristics

From: High success rate of repeat colonoscopy with standard endoscopes in patients referred for prior incomplete colonoscopy

Ā 

N (Totalā€‰=ā€‰100)

Patient characteristics

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Age (yrs), median (range)

62.9 (23.7-93.0)

Female sex

67

BMI, median (range)

25.4 (15.9-52.1)

History of surgery

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ā€‚Open abdominal surgery

18

ā€‚Pelvic/gynecologic surgery

31

ā€‚Laparoscopic abdominal surgery

27

Incomplete colonoscopy characteristics

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Primary indication for colonoscopy

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ā€‚Screening

54

ā€‚Surveillance (h/o polyps)

26

ā€‚Other (symptoms, abnormal imaging)

20

Number of prior incomplete colonoscopies 1

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ā€‚1

80

ā€‚2

11

ā€‚4

1

Extent of most recent colonoscopy

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ā€‚Left colon

41

ā€‚Right colon

44

ā€‚Documentation not available

15

Documented primary reason for incomplete colonoscopy

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ā€‚Tortuosity

52

ā€‚Redundancy

48

Endoscopes used during incomplete colonoscopy 2

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ā€‚Adult colonoscope

70 (82.4%)

ā€‚Pediatric colonoscope

26 (30.6%)

ā€‚EGD scope

4 (4.7%)

ā€‚> 1 endoscope used

13 (15.3%)

Adenomaā€™s detected/removed per procedure

Ā 

ā€‚0

75

ā€‚1

6

ā€‚2

2

ā€‚3

1

  1. 18 missing due to procedure being performed at other institutions.
  2. 2Percentages reflect total Nā€‰=ā€‰85 with complete documentation.