The status of endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of endoscopists in civil and country level hospitals of Henan province

Objective To investigate the status of endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of endoscopists in civil and country level hospitals of Henan province. Methods By using the self-designed questionnaire, we distributed the questionnaire to the endoscopists of the civil and county level hospitals who participated in the endoscopy training in Department of Gastroenterology of Henan Provincial People′s Hospital, and counted the current situation, workload and training situation of endoscopists. Results A total of 114 endoscopists participated in the survey, including 104 valid questionnaires. 54.8% of the endoscopists from the tertiary hospitals, 45.2% from the secondary hospitals and 47.1% with more than 10 years′ experience in endoscopy. Gastrointestinal endoscopies have been carried out in civil and county level hospitals. A total of 26.9%, 23.1%, 58.7% and 87.5% of endoscopists did not carry out the techniques of endoscopic hemostasis, high-frequency electric resection of gastrointestinal polyps, endoscopic mucosal resection(EMR) of gastrointestinal polyps and endoscopic submucosal resection (ESD). In addition, only 19.4% of the endoscopists who participated in endoscopic training could be provided with the opportunity of hemostasis under the actual emergency gastroscope. Conclusion The technical level of endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of digestive diseases in civil and county level hospitals in our province is uneven and low as a whole. It is urgent to establish and improve an effective training mode suitable for the operation level of endoscopists in civil and county level hospitals. Key words: Digestive endoscopy; Status survey; Professional training