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Observational Study
. 2021 Jul;56(7):651-658.
doi: 10.1007/s00535-021-01790-3. Epub 2021 May 2.

Composite detection rate as an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy quality measure correlating with detection of neoplasia

Marcin Romańczyk  1   2 , Bartosz Ostrowski  3 , Tomasz Marek  3 , Tomasz Romańczyk  4 , Małgorzata Błaszczyńska  5 , Krzysztof Budzyń  3   4 , Maciej Bugajski  3 , Mateusz Koziej  6 , Maciej Kajor  7 , Krzysztof Januszewski  8 , Wojciech Zajęcki  9 , Marek Waluga  3 , Marek Hartleb  3
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Observational Study

Composite detection rate as an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy quality measure correlating with detection of neoplasia

Marcin Romańczyk et al. J Gastroenterol. 2021 Jul.

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Abstract

Background: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is commonly used diagnostic method with no widely accepted quality measure. We assessed quality indicator-composite detection rate (CDR)-consisting of detection of at least one of the following: cervical inlet patch, gastric polyp and post-ulcer duodenal bulb deformation. The aim of the study was to validate CDR according to detection rate of upper gastrointestinal neoplasms (UGN).

Methods: It was a multicenter, prospective, observational study conducted from January 2019 to October 2019. The endoscopic reports from 2896 symptomatic patients who underwent diagnostic EGD were analyzed. The EGDs were performed in three endoscopy units located in tertiary university hospital, private outpatient clinic and local hospital.

Results: 64 UGNs were detected. The mean CDR was 21.9%. The CDR correlated with UGN detection rate (R = 0.49, p = 0.045). Based on CDR quartiles, operators were divided into group 1 with CDR < 10%, group 2 with CDR 10-17%, group 3 with CDR 17.1-26%, and group 4 with CDR > 26%. Detection rate of UGN was significantly higher in the group 4 in comparison to group 1 (OR 4.4; 95% CI 2.2 - 9.0). In the multivariate regression model, patient age, male gender and operator's CDR > 26% were independent risk factors of UGN detection (OR 1.03; 95% CI 1.01 - 1.05, OR 2; 95% CI 1.2 - 3.5, and OR 5.7 95% CI 1.5 - 22.3, respectively).

Conclusions: The CDR is associated with the detection of upper gastrointestinal neoplasms. This parameter may be a useful quality measure of EGD to be applied in general setting.

Keywords: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy; Gastrointestinal neoplasm; Quality indicator; Upper gastrointestinal tract.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Composite detection rate in relation to upper gastrointestinal neoplastic lesions detection. Each spot reflects an endoscopist. CDR composite detection rate, UGN upper gastrointestinal neoplasm
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