Outcomes and appropriateness of colonoscopy referrals at King Khalid University Hospital, Saudi Arabia: An opportunity to expand the colonoscopy screening.

Objectives: To examine the colonoscopy referrals in an open-access system and determine the outcome and factors associated with appropriate referral.

Methods: A retrospective study of colonoscopy referrals used patients' medical records at King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during 2020-2022. Fisher's exact or Pearson's Chi-squared test were used for data analysis.