Table 2

Breakdown of endoscopic procedures performed in 2020

Procedure typeSite typeTotal
AcuteNon-acuteIndependent
Upper GI—diagnostic and therapeutic507 27820 00964 227591 514
Colonoscopy—diagnostic and therapeutic410 32013 96067 313491 593
Flexible sigmoidoscopy—diagnostic and therapeutic201 686776220 818230 266
Colonoscopy—bowel cancer screening44 2123595146749 274
Transnasal endoscopy2865102246668553
Capsule endoscopy8660704139143
Enteroscopy—including single or double balloon385210273889
ERCP36 76477727837 819
EUS15 63326426016 157
Total adult GI procedures 1 231 270 47 469 159 469 1 438 208
Number of GI procedures for patients under 16 years of age741529112698975
Other non-GI procedures performed within the endoscopy service facilities (eg, bronchoscopy, colposcopy or cystoscopy)67 174299816 38286 554
All procedures (total) 1 305 859 50 758 177 120 1 533 737
  • ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; EUS, endoscopic ultrasound; GI, gastrointestinal.