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QI Colon Perforation Rate


Colon Perforation Rate

  • Colon perforation is a hole that develops through the wall of the colon.
  • Currently at IEC the percentage of colon perforations is 0.017%.
  • Colon perforation is a rare complication.

Iowa Endoscopy Center – External Benchmarking Colon Perforations

ASGE: Large study of colonoscopies at ambulatory endoscopy centers – 116,000 colonoscopies/37 perforations (0.032%)

“Complications of Colonoscopy.” American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 74.4 (2011): 745-52. Print.

IEC: 10 year study ( years 2005-2014) of colon perforations – 53,124 colonoscopies/9 perforations (0.017%)