Table 2.

Procedural Outcomes of the Patients (n=219).

Factors	Values
Inexperienced operator, n (%)	68 (31.1)
Use of a small-caliber colonoscope, n (%)	109 (49.8)
Procedural pain score, mean (SD), mm*
Overall pain	26.0 (24.0)
Maximum pain	37.9 (29.7)
Cecal intubation time, mean (SD), min	12.3 (8.8)
Withdrawal time, mean (SD), min	12.3 (5.3)
Total procedure time, mean (SD), min	24.6 (10.1)
Use of abdominal compression, n (%)	128 (58.4)
Change of colonoscope, n (%)	8 (3.7)
Inadequate bowel preparation, n (%) †	40 (18.3)
Adenoma detection, n (%)	95 (43.4)
Patient’s unacceptance for unsedated colonoscopy, n (%)	15 (6.7)
Adverse events, n (%)	0 (0.0)

SD, standard deviation

*Procedural pain was evaluated using the visual analog scale.

^†Fair, poor, or inadequate based on the Aronchick Bowel Preparation Scale.