Table 1

Endoscopy training

CountryNo of years/ctNo of gastroscopiesTherapeutic procedures (n (%))No of colonoscopiesTherapeutic procedures (n (%))No of ERCPsTherapeutic procedures (n (%))
No of years/ct, mean number of years of endoscopy training in a particular country/number of years of common trunk (ct) training.
No of gastroscopies, total number of gastroscopies performed by the trainee by the end of the training.
No of coloscopies, total number of colonoscopies performed by the trainee by the end of the training.
No of ERCPs, total number of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographies (ERCPs) performed by the trainee by the end of the training.
Therapeutic procedures, total number of procedures, mentioned in the respective left hand columns, that were therapeutic and percentage of total procedures that were therapeutic.
B, Belgium; D, Denmark; E, UK; F, France; G, Germany; I, Italy; N, Netherlands; S, Spain; NO, Norway; GR, Greece.
B3 (2)/31600 96 (6%)375 34 (9%)55 12 (21%)
D4/32600260 (10%)91 3 (3%)49 22 (45%)
E3/22557368 (14%)929197 (21%)385183 (48%)
F4/01020102 (10%)308 65 (21%)1 0 (0%)
G3/5300 33 (11%)82 16 (20%)52 5 (10%)
I4/0355 11 (3%)73 3 (4%)5 0 (0%)
N3/31100193 (18%)380 86 (23%)280154 (55%)
S2/3620 50 (8%)218 15 (7%)10 0 (0%)
NO3/31300195 (15%)450135 (30%)120 24 (20%)
GR41000250 (25%)550 55 (10%)300 15 (5%)
Europe1363156 (11%)348 61 (17%)113 41 (36%)