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. 2017 Aug 10;9(1):67–72. doi: 10.1136/flgastro-2017-100813

Table 1 Breakdown of data collection by year and grade of endoscopist.

Year of data collection 2013 2015
Number of endoscopies 2288 2244
Number of biopsy sets (rate) 419 (18.3%) 333 (14.8%) 19% reduction p=0.0001
Number of non-targeted biopsies (rate) 239 (10.4%) 150 (6.7%) 36% reduction p=0.001
Consultant
 Number of endoscopies 949 897
 Number of biopsy sets (rate) 90 (9.5%) 105 (11.7%) 19% increase
 Number of targeted biopsies (rate) 45 (4.7%) 63 (7%)
 Number of non-targeted biopsies (rate) 45 (4.7%) 42 (4.7%) 0% reduction p=0.161
Registrar
 Number of endoscopies 806 625
 Number of biopsy sets (rate) 136 (16.9%) 100 (16%) 5% reduction
 Number of targeted biopsies (rate) 76 (9.4%) 58 (9.3%)
 Number of non-targeted biopsies (rate) 60 (7.4%) 42 (6.7%) 9.5% reduction p=0.746
Nurse endoscopist
 Number of endoscopies 533 722
 Number of biopsy sets (rate) 187 (35%) 125(17.3%) 51% reduction
 Number of targeted biopsies (rate) 54 (10%) 59 (8.2%)
 Number of non-targeted biopsies (rate) 133 (25%) 66 (9%) 64% reduction p=0.001