TABLE 5.
Number and proportion* of hospital- and nonhospital-based outpatient colonoscopies performed in Ontario between 1993 and 2005 according to patient local Health Integration Network (LHIN); rates of hospital and nonhospital outpatient colonoscopies in Ontario according to LHIN for 2005
| LHIN |
Colonoscopy, n (%) |
2005 colonoscopy rate in Ontario† |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonhospital based (n=219,513) | Hospital based (n=1,619,366) | Nonhospital based (n=41,035) | Hospital based (n=223,269) | |
| Erie St Clair (01) | 414 (<1) | 111,324 (99) | 1 | 248 |
| South West (02) | 2153 (2) | 126,971 (98) | 2 | 222 |
| Waterloo Wellington (03) | 5052 (5) | 92,034 (95) | 9 | 223 |
| Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant (04) | 6944 (3) | 192,904 (97) | 7 | 217 |
| Central West (05) | 9056 (11) | 72,768 (89) | 24 | 188 |
| Mississauga Halton (06) | 17,360 (14) | 108,494 (86) | 33 | 206 |
| Toronto Central (07) | 65,350 (35) | 123,872 (65) | 121 | 152 |
| Central (08) | 58,511 (24) | 184,844 (76) | 96 | 201 |
| Central East (09) | 20,125 (9) | 193,579 (91) | 31 | 221 |
| South East (10) | 1381 (2) | 61,538 (98) | 4 | 201 |
| Champlain (11) | 24,000 (17) | 114,291 (83) | 47 | 163 |
| North Simcoe Muskoka (12) | 3922 (5) | 76,263 (95) | 10 | 294 |
| North East (13) | 4611 (4) | 123,122 (96) | 31 | 266 |
| North West (14) | 200 (1) | 36,841 (99) | 2 | 249 |
| Unknown | 434 (45) | 521 (55) | N/A | N/A |
*
Calculated by row;
†
Age- and sex-standardized rate (per 10,000 adults) using 2001 Canadian population data. N/A Not available