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editorial
. 2009 Apr 21;15(15):1793–1798. 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