Procedure numbers during different seasons in 2019 prior to the pandemic
Colon | Flexible sigmoidoscopy | Gastroscopy | ERCP | ||
March–April 2019 | Urgent | 245 | 121 | 608 | 31 |
Routine | 203 | 137 | 558 | 23 | |
Screening | 116 | 673 | NA | NA | |
June–July 2019 | Urgent | 361 | 116 | 650 | 45 |
Routine | 199 | 105 | 535 | 27 | |
Screening | 111 | 439 | NA | NA | |
October–November 2019 | Urgent | 370 | 157 | 602 | 39 |
Routine | 247 | 154 | 678 | 25 | |
Screening | 166 | 700 | NA | NA | |
Total | 2018 | 2602 | 3631 | 190 | |
Average per week | 84 | 108 | 151 | 8 |
ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; NA, not applicable.