Assessment of the Quality of Colonoscopy in Romania

Authors

  • Ioan Sporea Department of Gastroenterology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Romania
  • Alina Popescu Department of Gastroenterology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Romania
  • Roxana Sirli Department of Gastroenterology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Romania
  • Mirela Dãnilã Department of Gastroenterology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Romania

Keywords:

Colonoscopy, quality, sedation, training, cecal intubation

Abstract

We performed a national prospective multicentric study in order to assess the quality of colonoscopies performed in Romania. Between the 1st and 30th of November 2004, we performed a questionnaire-type study with regard to the practice of colonoscopy, addressed to all the centers in Romania known to perform digestive endoscopy. Thirty centers responded to our questionnaire, resulting in a number of 2,559 colonoscopies that were performed in Romania during the month of November (a mean of 85 colonoscopies/center/month). The percentage of cecal intubations performed nationwide was 70.5%, 74.1% in university hospitals, as compared to nonuniversity ones (64.6%) (p=0.000027). Regarding sedation during colonoscopy, in 46% of the cases the colonoscopy was performed without sedation and in 54% of the cases with sedation (or sedo-analgesia).

 

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Published

2005-09-01

How to Cite

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Sporea I, Popescu A, Sirli R, Dãnilã M. Assessment of the Quality of Colonoscopy in Romania. JGLD [Internet]. 2005 Sep. 1 [cited 2025 Jul. 9];14(3):303-7. Available from: https://www.jgld.ro/jgld/index.php/jgld/article/view/2005.3.16

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Gastroenterology in Romania