Individualized feedback on colonoscopy skills improves group colonoscopy quality in providers with lower adenoma detection rates.

Keswani RN, Wood M, Benson M, Gawron AJ, Kahi C, Kaltenbach T, Yadlapati R, Gregory D, Duloy A. Individualized feedback on colonoscopy skills improves group colonoscopy quality in providers with lower adenoma detection rates. Endoscopy international open. 2022 Mar 1; 10(3):E232-E237.

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Colonoscopy inspection quality (CIQ) assesses skills (fold examination, cleaning, and luminal distension) during inspection for polyps and correlates with adenoma detection rate (ADR) and serrated detection rate (SDR). We aimed to determine whether providing individualized CIQ feedback with instructional videos improves quality metrics performance. We prospectively studied 16 colonoscopists who already received semiannual benchmarked reports of quality metrics (ADR, SDR, and withdrawal time [WT]). We randomly selected seven colonoscopies/colonoscopist for evaluation. Six gastroenterologists graded CIQ using an established scale. We created instructional videos demonstrating optimal and poor inspection techniques. Colonoscopists received the instructional videos and benchmarked CIQ performance. We compared ADR, SDR, and WT in the 12 months preceding ("baseline") and following CIQ feedback. Colonoscopists were stratified by baseline ADR into lower ( = 34?%) and higher-performing ( > 34?%) groups. Baseline ADR was 38.5?% (range 26.8?%-53.8?%) and SDR was 11.2?% (2.8?%-24.3?%). The proportion of colonoscopies performed by lower-performing colonoscopists was unchanged from baseline to post-CIQ feedback. All colonoscopists reviewed their CIQ report cards. Post-feedback, ADR (40.1?% vs 38.5?%, ? = 0.1) and SDR (12.2?% vs. 11.2?%, ? = 0.1) did not significantly improve; WT significantly increased (11.4 vs 12.4?min, ? < 0.01). Among the eight lower-performing colonoscopists, group ADR (31.1?% vs 34.3?%, ? = 0.02) and SDR (7.2?% vs 9.1?%, ? = 0.02) significantly increased post-feedback. In higher-performing colonoscopists, ADR and SDR did not change. CIQ feedback modestly improves ADR and SDR among colonoscopists with lower baseline ADR but has no effect on higher-performing colonoscopists. Individualized feedback on colonoscopy skills could be used to improve polyp detection by lower-performing colonoscopists.