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Table 3 Acceptability and utility scores for nine items of endoscopic outcome data

From: Endoscopists attitudes on the publication of "quality" data for endoscopic procedures: a cross-sectional survey

Data item

Mean acceptability score (SD)

Mean utility score (SD)

1. 30-day mortality after all endoscopic procedures

2.54

(1.46)

2.05

(1.44)

2. Crude in patient mortality after OGD for upper GI haemorrhage

2.05

(1.31)

1.83

(1.25)

3. Rockall adjusted in patient mortality after OGD for upper GI haemorrhage

2.70

(1.22)

2.44

(1.22)

4. Crude colonoscopy caecal intubation rate

2.55

(1.39)

2.17

(1.32)

5. Colonoscopy caecal intubation rate adjusted for "unavoidable" failure – e.g. obstructive tumours etc

3.10

(1.23)

2.81

(1.24)

6. ERCP (intended duct) cannulation rate

2.92

(1.17)

2.72

(1.20)

7. ERCP completion rate

2.93

(1.14)

2.71

(1.20)

8. ERCP complication rate

2.92

(1.19)

2.72

(1.21)

9. Numbers of endoscopic procedures performed annually

3.10

(1.17)

2.67

(1.18)

  1. Acceptability Likert scale: 1 – Very unacceptable, 2 – Fairly unacceptable, 3 – Neutral, 4 – Fairly acceptable, 5 – Very acceptable
  2. Utility Likert scale 1 – Not useful at all, 2 – Not very useful, 3 – Neutral, 4 – Fairly useful, 5 – Very useful