Endoscopic procedures by type
Procedure | Service by type | Total | Comparative results (150 services) | |||||
Acute | Independent | Non-acute | 2017 census | 2019 census | P value | % change | ||
Upper GI endoscopy | 768 812 | 68 528 | 29 504 | 866 844 | 361 153 | 385 871 | 0.57 | +6.84 |
Colonoscopy (std) | 549 114 | 72 074 | 14 775 | 635 963 | 250 847 | 283 836 | 0.001* | +13.15 |
Colonoscopy (BCS) | 64 921 | 238 | 3003 | 68 162 | 23 091 | 30 311 | 0.20 | +31.27 |
Flexible sigmoidoscopy (std) | 264 205 | 27 960 | 7863 | 300 028 | 123 440 | 135 747 | 0.37 | +9.97 |
Flexible sigmoidoscopy (BCS) | 142 064 | 2396 | 7636 | 152 096 | 36 992 | 63 250 | <0.001* | +70.98 |
Transnasal endoscopy | 6537 | 18 796 | 1352 | 26 685 | – | – | – | – |
Capsule endoscopy | 12 133 | 598 | 0 | 12 731 | 4992 | 5884 | 0.006* | +17.87 |
Enteroscopy | 1137 | 11 | 0 | 1148 | 561 | 624 | 0.79 | +11.23 |
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography | 46 326 | 208 | 422 | 46 956 | 18 694 | 20 419 | 0.42 | +9.23 |
Endoscopic ultrasound | 22 928 | 0 | 0 | 22 928 | 9141 | 9931 | 0.22 | +8.64 |
Total GI procedures | 1 878 177 | 190 809 | 64 555 | 2 133 541 | 832 049 | 935 873 | – | +12.48 |
GI procedures<age 16 | 2221 | 1329 | 0 | 3550 | 894 | 554 | 0.30 | −38.03 |
Other non-GI procedures, for example, bronchoscopy | 153 517 | 25 014 | 4170 | 182 701 | 77 690 | 97 749 | 0.72 | +25.82 |
Total all endoscopic procedures | 2 033 915 | 217 152 | 68 725 | 2 319 792 | 910 633 | 1 034 176 | – | +13.57 |
Comparative results are demonstrated on the right side of the table.
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*Significant result.
BCS, bowel cancer screening procedure; GI, gastrointestinal; Std, standard procedure.