Table 3 Classification of colonoscopy appropriateness according to the EPAGE II criteria. Characteristics of the patients, clinicians, and indication of request. Results expressed as n (%). EPAGE II criteria percentages are shown per row
From: Appropriateness of colonoscopy requests according to EPAGE-II in the Spanish region of Catalonia
| Ā | Total Nā=ā1478 (100Ā %) | ā¤3 144 (9.7Ā %) | 4-6 245 (16.6Ā %) | ā„7 1089 (73.7Ā %) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | <0.001 |
āā¤50Ā years | 388 (26.25Ā %) | 33 (8.50Ā %) | 202 (52.06Ā %) | 153 (39.43Ā %) | Ā |
ā>50Ā years | 1089 (73.68Ā %) | 111 (10.19Ā %) | 43 (3.94Ā %) | 935 (85.85Ā %) | Ā |
Gender | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | 0.145 |
āWomen | 740 (50.06Ā %) | 66 (8.91Ā %) | 113 (15.27Ā %) | 561 (75.81Ā %) | Ā |
āMen | 738 (49.93Ā %) | 78 (10.56Ā %) | 132 (17.88Ā %) | 528 (71.54Ā %) | Ā |
Origin (gathered) | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | <0.001 |
āSCC and outpatients | 662 (45.03Ā %) | 86 (12.99Ā %) | 115 (17.37Ā %) | 461 (69.63Ā %) | Ā |
āPCC | 808 (54.49Ā %) | 58 (7.17Ā %) | 128 (15.84Ā %) | 622 (76.98Ā %) | Ā |
Requesting clinician | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | 0.001 |
āGeneral practitioner | 790 (54.63Ā %) | 57 (7.21Ā %) | 125 (15.82Ā %) | 608 (76.96Ā %) | Ā |
āGastroenterologist | 426 (29.46Ā %) | 61 (14.31Ā %) | 72 (16.90Ā %) | 293 (68.77Ā %) | Ā |
āInternist | 27 (1.86Ā %) | 1 (3.70Ā %) | 2 (7.40Ā %) | 24 (88.88Ā %) | Ā |
āSurgeon | 152 (10.51Ā %) | 18 (11.84Ā %) | 31 (20.39Ā %) | 103 (67.76Ā %) | Ā |
āOther | 51 (3.52Ā %) | 4 (7.84Ā %) | 10 (19.60Ā %) | 37 (72.54Ā %) | Ā |
Priority | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | 0.001 |
āRoutine | 919 (69.72Ā %) | 105 (11.42Ā %) | 166 (18.06Ā %) | 648 (70.51Ā %) | Ā |
āPreferential | 235 (24.01Ā %) | 14 (5.95Ā %) | 35 (14.89Ā %) | 186 (79.14Ā %) | Ā |
āUrgent | 164 (11.50Ā %) | 6 (3.65Ā %) | 24 (14.63Ā %) | 134 (81.70Ā %) | Ā |
Indication | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | <0.001 |
āDiagnostic suspicion | 953 (64.47Ā %) | 14 (1.46Ā %) | 186 (19.51Ā %) | 753 (79.32Ā %) | Ā |
āFollow-up | 355 (24.01Ā %) | 117 (32.95Ā %) | 25 (7.04Ā %) | 213 (60.00Ā %) | Ā |
āOpportunistic screening | 170 (11.50Ā %) | 13 (7.64Ā %) | 34 (20.00Ā %) | 123 (72.35Ā %) | Ā |
Type of diagnostic suspiciona | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | <0.001 |
āRectal bleeding | 357 (37.46Ā %) | 0 (0.00Ā %) | 106 (29.69Ā %) | 251 (70.30Ā %) | Ā |
āAbdominal pain abdominal | 253 (26.54Ā %) | 1 (0.39Ā %) | 73 (28.85Ā %) | 179 (70.75Ā %) | Ā |
āAnaemia | 160 (16.78Ā %) | 9 (5.62Ā %) | 7 (4.37Ā %) | 144 (90.00Ā %) | Ā |
āChanges in bowel habit deposicional | 76 (7.97Ā %) | 4 (5.26Ā %) | 0 (0.00Ā %) | 72 (94.73Ā %) | Ā |
āOther | 107 (11.22Ā %) | 0 (0.00Ā %) | 0 (0.00Ā %) | 107 (100Ā %) | Ā |
Type of follow-upb | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | <0.001 |
āAdenomas | 205 (57.74Ā %) | 85 (41.46Ā %) | 10 (4.87Ā %) | 110 (53.65Ā %) | Ā |
āCRC | 110 (30.98Ā %) | 12 (10.90Ā %) | 13 (11.81Ā %) | 85 (77.27Ā %) | Ā |
āUlcerative colitis | 16 (4.50Ā %) | 9 (56.25Ā %) | 1 (6.25Ā %) | 6 (37.50Ā %) | Ā |
āCrohnās disease | 7 (1.97Ā %) | 1 (14.28Ā %) | 0 (0.00Ā %) | 6 (85.71Ā %) | Ā |
āDiverticular disease | 3 (0.84Ā %) | 0 (0.00Ā %) | 0 (0.00Ā %) | 3 (100.00Ā %) | Ā |