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| 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 0 | |
| No. of procedures | 160 | 453 | 742 | 1043 | 303 |
| % Male | 46 | 50 | 53 | 46 | 45 |
| % > 45 years | 78 | 72 | 77 | 79 | 77 |
| Mean wait (days) | 18 | 21 | 56 | 66 | 44 |
| % Requiring full | 58 | 56 | 59 | 52 | 53 |
| Symptoms at referral as % of total (for under 45/over 45) | |||||
| Rectal bleeding (alone) | 53/36 | 74/41 | 80/35 | 70/37 | 67/44 |
| Constipation | 8/26 | 3/23 | 2/20 | 1/22 | 1/16 |
| Diarrhoea | 5/7 | 1/7 | 1/12 | 1/11 | 1/10 |
| Findings as % of total endoscopies (all and % in over 45 yrs group) | |||||
| Adenomatous polyps | 9 (7) | 13 (11) | 8 (8) | 8 (7) | 12 (10) |
| IBD | 8 (8) | 7 (4) | 4 (2) | 3 (2) | 4 (3) |
| Carcinoma | 3 (3) | 4 (4) | 4 (3) | 3 (3) | 2 (2) |