New report preparation system for endoscopic procedures using speech recognition technology.

Area of Science:

• Medical technology
• Gastroenterology
• Health informatics

Background:

• Traditional endoscopic reporting is time-consuming.
• Manual data entry delays report finalization.
• Current methods lack real-time integration.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop and evaluate a novel endoscopic reporting system.
• To assess the system's efficiency in real-time data capture.
• To compare reporting times with conventional methods.

Main Methods:

• A structured data entry system was developed.
• Esophagogastroduodenoscopy simulator used for comparison.
• Three groups: mouse-based (CE), voice-only (SR), voice and foot switch (SR+FS).

Main Results:

• The SR and SR+FS groups showed significantly shorter endoscopic procedure and report preparation (ER) times compared to the CE group.
• Mean ER times for SR+FS were 119s (3 findings) and 128s (6 findings).
• Speech recognition rates were high, exceeding 95% in most conditions.

Conclusions:

• The developed reporting system enables efficient, real-time report completion by endoscopists.
• Structured data entry and voice recognition streamline the reporting process.
• This system has the potential to improve workflow efficiency in endoscopy.