Research Article

Evaluation of Performance in Colon Capsule Endoscopy Reading by Endoscopy Nurses

Table 3

Detection rates of polyps or/and tumors by the novice physicians or expert nurses.

Small polyp n = 32Large polyp n = 34Total n = 66

Novice physician A27 (84.4%)30 (88.2%)57 (86.4%)
Novice physician B21 (65.6%)31 (91.2%)52 (78.8%)
Two novice physicians28 (87.5%)33 (97.1%)61 (92.4%)
Two expert nurses31 (96.9%)31 (91.2%)62 (93.9%)
One expert nurse and one novice physician32 (100%)31 (91.2%)63 (95.5%)

The detection rates of tumor lesions by either one of the two readers.