Factors associated with incomplete colonoscopy in symptomatic patients scheduled for elective colonoscopy

• Main Authors: Mohamad, Abdul Malek, Elagili, Faisal, Md Nor, Azmi, Jaafar, Khairul Azhar, Sainal, Mohd. Yusof, Mohammad Aidid, Edre
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2021
• Subjects: RD Surgery
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/93120/1/Colorectal%20disease.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/93120/13/93120_Factors%20associated%20with%20incomplete%20colonoscopy.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/93120/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Aim: For endoscopists, the caecal intubation rate (CIR) is an important quality standard1. However, previous studies have shown that patients who had a colonoscopy due to symptoms had a lower CIR than those who had a screening colonoscopy; additionally, symptoms were found to be one of the predictor...