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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2009; 15(15): 1793-1798
Published online Apr 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1793

Table 3 Endoscopic skills level I

	Numbers
	WGO	UK	NL	USA
Esophagastroduodenoscopies	100	> 200	300	130
Esophagastroduodenoscopies therapeutic interventions	-	> 30	25	-
Treatment of non-variceal bleeding	20/10 active	-	-	25
Treatment of variceal bleeding	15/5 active	-	-	20
Esophageal dilation	15	-	-	20
Lifetime serious complications	-	< 10%	-	-
Flexible sigmoidoscopy	25	-	200	-
Colonoscopy	100	> 200	200	140
Lifetime perforations	-	< 0.5%	-	-
Cecal intubations	-	> 90%	> 90%	-
Ileum intubation (when indicated)	-	-	> 50%	-
Polypectomy	20	> 20%	-	30
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)	10	-	-	15
Liver biopsy	20	-	-	-
Paracentesis	50	-	-	-
Foreign body removal	-	-	-	-
Videocapsule endoscopy	-	-	-	25

Citation: Telleman H, Burger TF, Mulder CJJ. Evolution of gastroenterology training. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(15): 1793-1798
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i15/1793.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.1793