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. 2020 Sep 22;8(10):E1423–E1428. doi: 10.1055/a-1221-4546

Table 4. Individual nurse practitioner colonoscopy performance.

ASGE/ACG Quality Indicator NP #1 (N = 533) NP #2 (N = 137) NP #3 (N = 342) Proposed ASGE/ACG Standard
Adenoma detection rate
  • Overall

38.3 % 44.5 % 27.8 % ≥ 25 %
  • Male patients

40.9 % 45.3 % 34.0 % ≥ 30 %
  • Female patients

35.4 % 44.1 % 22.2 % ≥ 20 %
Cecal intubation rate 98.9 % 95.6 % 98.5 % ≥ 95 %
Withdrawal time 19.6 min (6.7 – 66.7) 32.3 min (7.9 – 57.3) 12.6 min (5.8 – 43.0) ≥ 6 min
Complications 0 0 0 Perforation < 1:1000 Post-polypectomy bleeding < 1 %

ASGE/ACG, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy/American College of Gastroenterology; NP, nurse practitioner.

N = number of procedures