Current application situation of gastrointestinal endoscopy in China

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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2013; 19(19): 2950-2955
Published online May 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i19.2950

Table 2 Comparison of main endoscopy items in three independent surveys

Endoscopy items	Shanghai survey (2001)	Qinghai survey (2003)	Present survey (2011)
Number of units	138.0	37.0	169.0
Average number of endoscopes/unit	3.3	1.4	9.3
Possession rate
Gastroscope	100.00%	100.00%	100%
Colonoscope	70.30%	-	97.60%
Enteroscope	4.30%	0.00%	10.60%
EUS	7.20%	0.00%	22.50%
VCE	-	2.70%	20.70%
X-ray machine	5.70%	-	19.50%
Procedures
Polypectomy	54.30%	-	76.30%
EVS/EVL	40.20%	-	43.20%
ERCP	38.40%	-	45.60%

EUS: Endoscopic ultrasonography; VCE: Video capsule endoscope; ERCP: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; EVS: Endoscopic variceal sclerosis; EVL: Endoscopic variceal ligation.

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Citation: Zhang XL, Lu ZS, Tang P, Kong JY, Yang YS. Current application situation of gastrointestinal endoscopy in China. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(19): 2950-2955
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i19/2950.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i19.2950

Zhang XL, Lu ZS, Tang P, Kong JY, Yang YS. Current application situation of gastrointestinal endoscopy in China. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(19): 2950-2955 [PMID: 23704828 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i19.2950]

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