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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 Oct;82(4):676–682. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2014.12.058

Table 2.

Adenoma detection rate by colonoscopy type in pre and post reporting periods

Quality measures All Colonoscopies (n=17,526) Colonoscopies before Public Reporting (July ‘09–April ‘10) (n=2,627) Colonoscopies after Public Reporting (Nov ‘10–May ‘13) (n=14,899)
All Colonoscopies
 Polyp removed during colonoscopy 9,299 (53.1%) 1,227 (46.7%) 8,072 (54.2%)
 Adenoma removed during colonoscopy 6,084 (34.7%) 660 (25.1%) 5,424 (36.4%)
 Advanced adenoma removed^ 2,151 (12.3%) 264 (10.0%) 1,887 (12.7%)
  Large adenoma removed 1,884 (10.7%) 226 (8.6%) 1,658 (11.1%)
  Villous, dysplastic changes, or carcinoma 668 (3.8%) 95 (3.6%) 573 (3.8%)
 Adenoma to polyp ratio 0.65 0.54 0.67
Limited to Screening Colonoscopies
 Polyp removed during colonoscopy 3,751 (57.2%) 348 (49.8%) 3,403 (58.1%)
 Adenoma removed during colonoscopy 2,353 (35.9%) 165 (23.6%) 2,188 (37.4%)
 Advanced adenoma removed^ 730 (11.1%) 45 (6.4%) 685 (11.7%)
  Large adenoma removed 661 (10.1%) 42 (6.0%) 619 (10.6%)
  Villous, dysplastic changes, or carcinoma 196 (3.0%) 14 (2.0%) 182 (3.1%)
 Adenoma to polyp ratio 0.63 0.47 0.64
Other Quality Measures
 Withdrawal time reported 2,954 (16.9%) 8 (0.3%) 2,946 (19.8%)
 ASA classification of patient reported 11,239 (64.1%) 1 (0%) 11,238 (75.4%)
 Informed consent documented 17,525 (100%) 2,627 (100%) 14,898 (100%)
 Quality of colonoscopy prep reported 17,526 (100%) 2,627 (100%) 14,899 (100%)
^

Adenoma size ≥10mm or pathology consistent with villous component or dysplastic changes