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Table 2 Median wait times for endoscopy pre and post intervention stratified by primary tumour site and indication for endoscopy

From: Time to endoscopic intervention in patients with upper gastrointestinal patients can be improved with pathway provision

 

Median wait times (days)

p-value

Pre-intervention

Post-intervention

Tumour site

 Gastric

4.0

1.0

0.029

 Oesophageal

3.5

1.5

0.074

 GOJ

4.5

1.0

0.23

 CUP

4.5

-

 

 Colorectal

2.0

2.0

 

 Cholangiocarcinoma

1.0

-

 

 Duodenal

4.0

-

 

 Pancreas

-

1.0

 

Indication

 Bleeding

2.0

1.0

0.04

 Obstructive symptoms

3.0

1.0

0.051

 Other

8.5

5

 
  1. GOJ – gastro-oesophageal junction, CUP – cancer of unknown primary