Table 1 Initial audit and re-audit groups by wait times for endoscopy as well as diagnosis and indication for endoscopy (‘Other’ indications were abdominal pain, broncho-oesophageal fistula, acute diarrhoea, abdominal pain, and one documented only as ‘diagnostic’)
Initial audit | Re-audit | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Total no. Endoscopies | 30 | 42 | |
Median wait (days) | 3 | 1 | 0.010 |
IQR (days) | 3.8 | 3.5 | |
% done within 24 h | 26.7 | 57.1 | 0.016 |
% done within 48 h | 43.3 | 61.9 | 0.096 |
Tumour site | N (%) | N (%) | |
CUP | 2 (6.7) | 0 | 0.06 |
Cholangiocarcinoma | 3 (10) | 0 | |
Colorectal | 1 (3.3) | 3 (7.1) | |
Duodenal | 2 (6.7) | 0 | |
Gastric | 4 (13.3) | 5 (11.9) | |
GOJ | 2 (6.7) | 5 (11.9) | |
Oesophageal | 16 (53.3) | 26 (61.9) | |
Pancreas | 0 | 3 (7.1) | |
Indication (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Bleeding | 9 (30) | 8 (19) | 0.33 |
Obstructive symptoms | 19 (63.3) | 33 (78.6) | |
Other | 2 (6.7) | 1 (2.4) |