Table 1.
Gender | N |
Female | 81 (39%) |
Male | 126 (61%) |
Age, years | |
Mean ± standard deviation | 86.9 ± 2.0 |
85-89 | 188 (91%) |
90-94 | 17 (8%) |
≥95 | 2 (1%) |
ASA physical status | |
Class 1 | 26 (13%) |
Class 2 | 137 (66%) |
Class 3 | 44 (21%) |
Indication for colonoscopy | |
Surveillance after resection | 67 (32%) |
Mild abdominal symptoms | 30 (14%) |
Altered bowel habits | 25 (12%) |
Positive FIT | 25 (12%) |
Hematochezia | 20 (10%) |
Anemia | 20 (10%) |
Examination prior to surgery | 11 (5%) |
Endoscopic treatment | 9 (4%) |
Twenty-one patients underwent colonoscopy twice. Two underwent colonoscopy three times, and three underwent colonoscopy four times.
ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists
FIT: fecal immunochemical test