Factors Influencing the Miss Rate of Polyps in a Tandem Colonoscopy Study.
- Author:
Han Na CHOI
1
;
Hyun Hee KIM
;
Jang Seok OH
;
Hee Sang JANG
;
Hyun Sik HWANG
;
Eun Young KIM
;
Joong Goo KWON
;
Jin Tae JUNG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article ; English Abstract
- Keywords: Miss rate; Polyps; Related variables; Quality of colonoscopy
- MeSH: Adenoma/diagnosis; Aged; Body Mass Index; Clinical Competence; Colonic Neoplasms/diagnosis; Colonic Polyps/*diagnosis/pathology; *Colonoscopy; *Diagnostic Errors; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Odds Ratio; Retrospective Studies; Time Factors
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology 2014;64(1):24-30
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: BACKGROUND/AIMS: The miss rate of colon polyps and its related factors have not been clearly identified yet. This study aims to review the miss rate of polyps both on the patient-level and on the polyp-level and to analyze the factors affecting the miss rate such as those related to the endoscopist, procedure, patient, and polyp. METHODS: From August 2011 to August 2013, patients who underwent elective second colonoscopy for resection of polyps, the sizes of which were not small enough to be resected by biopsy forceps alone at first colonoscopy, were enrolled retrospectively. RESULTS: The miss rate on the patient-level was 59.2% (234/395) and on the polyp-level was 27.9% (578/2,068). There was no significant difference in the miss rate depending on the experience of the endoscopists or characteristics of the patients. In terms of the procedure, the miss rate was higher when the colonoscopy was performed in the afternoon (OR 1.632, p=0.046). It was found that the miss rate of polyps increased when the polyps were small (OR 4.595, p<0.001 in <5 mm/OR 3.447, p<0.001 in 5-10 mm), flat or sessile (OR 2.406, p<0.001 in flat/OR 1.768, p=0.002 in sessile), and located in the left colon (OR 1.391, p=0.007). CONCLUSIONS: The experience of endoscopists did not have influence on the accuracy of polyp detection. However, the fatigue of endoscopists in the afternoon is considered to render polyp detection less accurate. Also, the large curves and folds of the sigmoid colon are regarded as a reason for the higher miss rate of polyps in the left colon.
