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Table 5 The effects of different DCS groups on the procedure of colonoscopy

From: Difficult colonoscopy score identifies the difficult patients undergoing unsedated colonoscopy

 

DCS > 1 (n = 111)

DCS ≤ 1 (n = 501)

p value

Mean insertion time (min)

10.6 ± 0.7

6.9 ± 0.2

<0.001

Maximal pain score

1.9 ± 1.5

1.4 ± 1.4

0.002

Abdominal compression (%)

41 (36.9%)

84(16.8%)

<0.001

Position change (%)

57(51.4%)

113(22.6%)

<0.001

  1. DCS, difficult colonoscopy score.