Who is performing routine screening endoscopy in Kansas rural communities - 07/11/25
Abstract |
Background |
General surgeons perform a majority of endoscopic procedures in rural areas. This study examined which providers are performing endoscopies in Kansas communities and how prepared those providers felt to perform those procedures after their residency.
Methods |
Family medicine physicians (FMP) and general surgeons in rural Kansas were surveyed if they provide endoscopic procedures in their communities and how prepared they felt to provide those services after residency.
Results |
76.2 % of FMP performed less than 50 endoscopic procedures a year, while 68 % of general surgeons performed more than 200 endoscopic procedures a year. 88 % and 76 % of general surgeons felt comfortable performing screening colonoscopies and EGD respectively compared to 25 % of FMP.
Conclusions |
General surgeons appear to perform the majority of endoscopic procedures in rural areas. General surgeons reported they felt prepared and comfortable performing screening endoscopies. However, general surgeons felt less prepared and comfortable in performing advanced endoscopic procedures.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Highlights |
• | General surgeons perform a majority of endoscopic procedures in rural Kansas. |
• | General surgeons felt prepared to perform basic screening endoscopy after residency. |
• | Surgeons felt less prepared for advanced endoscopic procedures after residency. |
• | Primary care physicians perform a minority of endoscopic procedures in rural Kansas. |
Keywords : Rural endoscopy, Residency, General surgery, Family medicine
Plan
| This article is part of a special issue entitled: SWSC 2025 published in The American Journal of Surgery. |
Vol 250
Article 116511- décembre 2025 Retour au numéro
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