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What is Colonoscopy?

Colonoscopy is the endoscopic examination of the large colon and the distal part of the small bowel with a CCD camera or a fiber optic camera on a flexible tube passed through the anus.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 28 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 14 0
Increase effect of another treatment 9 0
Bowel irritability 8 1 Efficacy_major
Stomach pain 5 0
Diagnostic assessment 4 0

See all 55 patients currently having Colonoscopy

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 4
None
 2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Colonoscopy

Hospitalization 26
Drowsiness 2
Nausea 1

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Colonoscopy

Always
 5 71%
Usually
 1 14%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 14%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Colonoscopy

Very
 2 29%
Somewhat
 1 14%
A little
 3 43%
Not at all
 1 14%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Colonoscopy

$200+
 1 50%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 50%

Report created on May 27, 2012.