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Table 7 Required number of extra colonoscopies after implementation of a biennial faecal immunochemical test based CRC screening program for subjects 55-75 years old

From: Anticipating implementation of colorectal cancer screening in The Netherlands: a nation wide survey on endoscopic supply and demand

Province

Number of inhabitants 55-75 years old 2009 (% of The Netherlands)*

Number of extra colonoscopies needed

Number of extra colonoscopies needed per unit

Number of extra colonoscopies needed per unit per week

Number of extra colonoscopies needed per unit per day

Noord-Holland

538,936 (16%)

12,104

712

15,5

3,1

Zuid-Holland

702,358 (20%)

15,774

789

17,1

3,4

Noord-Brabant

534,288 (15%)

12,000

923

20,1

4,0

Utrecht

228,423 (7%)

5,130

733

15,9

3,2

Gelderland

428,848 (12%)

9,631

876

19,0

3,8

Overijssel

231,492 (7%)

5,199

867

18,8

3,8

Groningen

122,408 (4%)

2,749

687

14,9

3,0

Flevoland

61,387 (2%)

1,379

460

10,0

2,0

Zeeland

90,896 (3%)

2,041

680

14,8

3,0

Limburg

274,970 (8%)

6,176

1,029

22,4

4,5

Friesland

143,445 (4%)

3,222

644

14,0

2,8

Drenthe

115,547 (3%)

2,595

649

14,1

2,8

The Netherlands

3,472,998 (100%)

78,000

788

17,1

3,4

  1. * www.cbs.nl CRC colorectal cancer