Intestinal Research

Original Articles

A wide variation of the quality of colonoscopy reporting system in the real clinical practice in southeastern area of Korea: Jung Min Lee, Yu Jin Kang, Eun Soo Kim, Yoo Jin Lee, Kyung Sik Park, Kwang Bum Cho, Seong Woo Jeon, Min Kyu Jung, Hyun Seok Lee, Eun Young Kim, Jin Tae Jung, Byung Ik Jang, Kyeong Ok Kim, Yun Jin Chung, Chang Hun Yang; Intest Res 2016;14(4):351-357. Published online October 17, 2016; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2016.14.4.351

Background/Aims

Establishment of a colonoscopy reporting system is a prerequisite to determining and improving quality. This study aimed to investigate colonoscopists' opinions and the actual situation of a colonoscopy reporting system in a clinical practice in southeastern area of Korea and to assess the factors predictive of an inadequate reporting system.

Methods

Physicians who performed colonoscopies in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk province of Korea and were registered with the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (KSGE) were interviewed via mail about colonoscopy reporting systems using a standardized questionnaire.

Results

Of 181 endoscopists invited to participate, 125 responded to the questionnaires (response rate, 69%). Most responders were internists (105/125, 84%) and worked in primary clinics (88/125, 70.4%). Seventy-one specialists (56.8%) held board certifications for endoscopy from the KSGE. A median of 20 colonoscopies (interquartile range, 10–47) was performed per month. Although 88.8% of responders agreed that a colonoscopy reporting system is necessary, only 18.4% (23/125) had achieved the optimal reporting system level recommended by the Quality Assurance Task Group of the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable. One-third of endoscopists replied that they did not use a reporting document for the main reasons of "too busy" and "inconvenience." Non-endoscopy specialists and primary care centers were independent predictive factors for failure to use a colonoscopy reporting system.

Conclusions

The quality of colonoscopy reporting systems varies widely and is considerably suboptimal in actual clinical practice settings in southeastern Korea, indicating considerable room for quality improvements in this field.

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Old Age at Diagnosis Is Associated With Favorable Outcomes in Korean Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Jae Hyuk Choi, Eun Soo Kim, Kwang Bum Cho, Kyung Sik Park, Yoo Jin Lee, Sang Min Lee, Yu Jin Kang, Byung Ik Jang, Kyeong Ok Kim; Intest Res 2015;13(1):60-67. Published online January 29, 2015; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2015.13.1.60

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Background/Aims

Despite the rising incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Asian populations, data regarding clinical characteristics of patients in Asia based on age at diagnosis are relatively sparse. The aim of this study was to compare clinical characteristics based on the age at diagnosis according to the Montreal Classification in Korean IBD patients.

Methods

We recruited consecutive patients with IBD at two tertiary hospitals and retrospectively reviewed their medical information. Patients were divided into three groups according to their age at diagnosis: youth (<17 years), young adult (17-40 years), and middle-old (>40 years). The main clinical characteristics for comparison were the achievement of a remission state at the last follow-up visit, cumulative rate of surgery, and cumulative use of immunomodulators and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα) blockers during the follow-up period.

Results

In total, 346 IBD patients were included (Crohn's disease [CD] 146 and ulcerative colitis 200; 36 youth, 202 young adult, and 113 middle-old). The middle-old group with CD was characterized by a predominance of uncomplicated behavior (P=0.013) and a lower frequency of perianal disease (P=0.009). The middle-old group was associated more with a less aggressive disease course than the younger group, as shown by more frequent remission (P=0.004), being less likely to undergo surgery (P<0.001), and lower cumulative use of immunomodulators and TNFα blockers (P<0.001).

Conclusions

Age at diagnosis according to the Montreal Classification is an important prognostic factor for Korean IBD patients.

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Is the Environment of the Endoscopy Unit a Reservoir of Pathogens?: Eun Sung Choi, Jae Hyuk Choi, Jung Min Lee, Sang Min Lee, Yoo Jin Lee, Yu Jin Kang, Eun Soo Kim, Kwang Bum Cho, Kyung Sik Park, Byoung Kuk Jang, Jae Seok Hwang, Woo Jin Chung, Nam Hee Ryoo, Seong Woo Jeon, Min Kyu Jung; Intest Res 2014;12(4):306-312. Published online October 27, 2014; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2014.12.4.306

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Background/Aims

Given the characteristic procedures involved in the endoscopy unit, the spread of pathogens is much more frequent in this unit than in other environments. However, there is a lack of data elucidating the existence of pathogens in the endoscopy unit. The aim of this study was to detect the presence of possible pathogens in the endoscopy unit.

Methods

We performed environmental culture using samples from the endoscopy rooms of 2 tertiary hospitals. We used sterile cotton-tipped swabs moistened with sterile saline to swab the surfaces of 197 samples. Then, we cultured the swab in blood agar plate. Samples from the colonoscopy room were placed in thioglycollate broth to detect the presence of anaerobes. After 2 weeks of culture period, we counted the colony numbers.

Results

The most commonly contaminated spots were the doctor's keyboard, nurse's cart, and nurse's mouse. The common organisms found were non-pathogenic bacterial microorganisms Staphylococcus, Micrococcus, and Streptococcus spp.. No definite anaerobe organism was detected in the colonoscopy room.

Conclusions

Although the organisms detected in the endoscopy unit were mainly non-pathogenic organisms, they might cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. Therefore, the environment of the endoscopy room should be managed appropriately; moreover, individual hand hygiene is important for preventing possible hospital-acquired infections.

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