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. 2017 Oct 22;7(10):e016631. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016631

Table 1.

Type of supportive/symptomatic IO procedure and number of trusts that offer each and percentage of total number of trusts that provided information on the types of procedure offered (n=137)

Type of supportive/symptomatic IO procedure No of trusts Percentage of total
Image-guided biopsy 137 100
Nephrostomy 129 94
Image-guided drainage 128 93
Central venous catheter 125 91
Ureteric stenting 124 91
Biliary drainage and stenting 118 86
Vena caval filtration 88 64
Gastrointestinal stenting 87 64
Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography 84 61
Enteral tube placement, for example, radiologically inserted gastrostomy 81 59
Vena caval stenting 79 58
Ascitic diversion 39 28
Vertebroplasty 6 4
Isolated perfusion chemotherapy 5 4

Out of 144, 7 who offered IO did not include what procedures were offered and were excluded from calculations.

IO, interventional oncology.