Factors impacting patient cooperation during elective gastroscopy.
- Author:
Sang Pyo LEE
1
;
In Kyung SUNG
;
Jeong Hwan KIM
;
Sun Young LEE
;
Hyung Seok PARK
;
Chan Sup SHIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Endoscopy; Poor cooperation; Hernia, hiatal; Procedural sedation
- MeSH: Body Mass Index; Endoscopy; Female; Gastroscopy*; Hernia, Hiatal; Humans; Judgment; Mass Screening; Medical Records; Midazolam; Multivariate Analysis; Patient Compliance*; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors
- From:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine 2017;32(5):819-826
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: BACKGROUND/AIMS: Some people have difficulty tolerating upper endoscopy. The cause of and risk factors for this are not well known. The aim of this study was to investigate the factors involved in poor cooperation during screening upper endoscopy. METHODS: A total of 4,422 subjects who underwent a health inspection with upper endoscopy carried out by a single experienced endoscopist were included. We retrospectively investigated subjects' self-reporting questionnaires and medical records, including endoscopic and histologic findings. The examinees' cooperation and the completeness of endoscopic examination were evaluated based on the operator's subjective judgment. RESULTS: Examinee cooperation during the endoscopic procedure was poor in 358 out of 4,422 subjects (8.1%). Of the subjects with poor cooperation, the endoscopic examination was incomplete in 36 subjects (10.1%). Multivariate analysis revealed that young age (< 40 years), female sex, high body mass index (≥ 25), hiatal hernia, and procedural sedation using midazolam were independent risk factors for poor cooperation. CONCLUSIONS: Cooperation during screening upper endoscopy was poor in a considerable number of examinees. Endoscopists must keep in mind that examinee cooperation is more likely to be poor in the young, obese people, women, patients with hiatal hernias, and those who receive procedural sedation.
