Modifiable factors including weekend consultations are major contributors to inpatient colonoscopy delays

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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Sep 16, 2026; 18(9): 122102
Published online Sep 16, 2026. doi: 10.4253/wjge.122102

Table 2 General description by delay status, n (%)

Factor	Delayed procedures (n = 302)	Non-delayed procedures (n = 469)	P value
Age, mean (SD)	60.2 (17.6)	59.5 (18.2)	0.586
Sex			0.524
Male	155 (51.3)	253 (53.9)
Female	147 (48.7)	216 (46.1)
Ethnicity			0.422
Not Hispanic or Latino	261 (86.4)	389 (82.9)
Hispanic or Latino	30 (9.9)	60 (12.8)
Declined	11 (3.6)	20 (4.3)
LOS, median calendar days (interquartile range) (range)	8 (5-14) (2, 134)	4 (3-8) (1, 169)	< 0.001
Day of the week consult note signed			0.001
Monday	57 (18.9)	65 (13.9)
Tuesday	55 (18.2)	77 (16.4)
Wednesday	43 (14.2)	75 (16.0)
Thursday	36 (11.9)	105 (22.4)
Friday	30 (9.9)	60 (12.8)
Saturday	36 (11.9)	46 (9.8)
Sunday	45 (14.9)	41 (8.7)
Admission indication			< 0.001
No GI	38 (12.6)	27 (5.8)
Only GI	99 (32.8)	234 (49.9)
Both GI and other	165 (54.6)	208 (44.3)
GI bleed	85 (28.1)	194 (41.4)	< 0.001
Anemia	114 (37.7)	158 (33.7)	0.283
Other GI indication	145 (48.0)	214 (45.6)	0.566
Primary/secondary indications			< 0.001
No GI indications	38 (12.6)	27 (5.8)
GI Primary	201 (66.6)	396 (84.4)
Non-GI primary and GI secondary	63 (20.9)	46 (9.8)

LOS: Length of stay; GI: Gastrointestinal.

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Citation: Li TY, Gurram H, Li Y, Sals A, Keswani RN. Modifiable factors including weekend consultations are major contributors to inpatient colonoscopy delays. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2026; 18(9): 122102
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v18/i9/122102.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.122102

Li TY, Gurram H, Li Y, Sals A, Keswani RN. Modifiable factors including weekend consultations are major contributors to inpatient colonoscopy delays. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2026; 18(9): 122102 [DOI: 10.4253/wjge.122102]

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