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Different screening definitions have little impact on polypectomy rate estimates.

Mengzhu Jiang1, Maida J Sewitch, Lawrence Joseph

  • 1Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology = Journal Canadien De Gastroenterologie
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The definition of screening colonoscopy can vary, but this does not significantly impact the estimated polypectomy rate. This finding suggests quality indicators for colonoscopy are reliable across different screening definitions.

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Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Public Health
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Polypectomy rate serves as a key quality indicator for screening colonoscopies.
  • Current methods for defining screening colonoscopies vary, leading to uncertainty about their impact on estimated polypectomy rates.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To estimate polypectomy rates using different definitions of screening colonoscopy.
  • To assess how variations in defining screening colonoscopies, based on patient and endoscopist indications, influence polypectomy rate estimates.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional analysis of 2134 patients and 45 endoscopists aged 50-75 undergoing colonoscopy.
  • Utilized patient and endoscopist questionnaires to derive indications for colonoscopy.
  • Calculated polypectomy rates using provincial billing records, adjusting for clustering and patient/endoscopist factors.

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Main Results:

  • The proportion of colonoscopies classified as screening varied widely (32.2%–70.9%) based on nine different indications.
  • Polypectomy rates for screening colonoscopies ranged from 22.6% to 26.2%, and for nonscreening from 27.1% to 30.8%.
  • Adjusted odds ratios for indication effects on polypectomy rate were between 0.74 and 0.94.

Conclusions:

  • Despite considerable variation in identifying screening colonoscopies, estimated polypectomy rates remained similar across different definitions.
  • The study suggests that the definition used for screening colonoscopy does not substantially alter the estimation of polypectomy rates.