Table 1.
Pre-pilot assessment period vs pilot period
| Pre-pilot (4 months) | Pilot (12 months) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total cases | 6434 | 16 321 | |
| Procedure types a | P = .001 | ||
| Upper endoscopy | 1978 (28.0%) | 5077 (29.5%) | |
| Colonoscopy | 4476 (63.2%) | 10 492 (60.9%) | |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 219 (3.1%) | 658 (3.8%) | |
| Others | 409 (5.8%) | 993 (5.8%) | |
| Total proceduresb | 7082 | 17220 | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 2444 (38.0%) | 6230 (38.2%) | P = .79 |
| Female | 3990 (62.0%) | 10 091 (61.8%) | |
| Mean Age ± Standard Deviation | 57.4 ± 14.2 | 57.4 ± 14.5 | P = .88 |
a
Others included less common procedure types such as ileoscopies and pouchoscopies. There was a significant difference in the distribution of case types during the pre-pilot and pilot periods by Pearson’s Chi-squared test.
b
Some cases were “double procedures” when a patient underwent more than 1 procedure such as both upper endoscopy and colonoscopy in a single instance of sedation, thus the total number of individual procedures was greater than the total number of cases.