Completing colonoscopy – vanity matters?

Introduction: Quality in colonoscopy is an emerging topic, however the measurement is difficult. One of the widely accepted parameters is the cecal intubation rate (CIR). To date – according to our knowledge – there is no published data available from Hungarian centers. The aim of the present study was to evaluate our data. Methods: We performed a two phase study. In the first phase we retrospectively analysed our colonoscopy reports of a one year period and calculated several parameters including the overall CIR, the rate of premedication use, the differencies of the CIR among in- and outpatients and the indivi…