Table 4. Lifetime ratesa per 100 000 population of screening-related endoscopic proceduresb, and associated complicationsc, for the core screening scenarios.
Endoscopic procedures
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Complications
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Scenario | Flexible sigmoidoscopy | Colonoscopy | Polypectomy | Major bleedingd | Bowel perforation | Deaths due to perforation |
gFOBT at 55–74 years | — | 3386 | 1215 | 12 | 5 | 0.26 |
FIT at 55–74 years | — | 34 632 | 9486 | 132 | 57 | 3.00 |
FSIG once at 60 years | 40 177 | 2543 | 2487 | 22 | 5 | 0.25 |
Abbreviations: FIT=faecal immunochemical test; FSIG=flexible sigmoidoscopy; gFOBT=guaiac-based faecal occult blood test.
Over the entire lifetime of the cohort, therefore, for gFOBT and FIT includes 10 screening rounds.
Related to screening, diagnosis, or surveillance.
Complications associated with diagnostic and surveillance colonoscopy and, where relevant, FSIG.
Major abdominal bleeding, requiring admission or intervention.