Review Article
Bringing Top-End Endoscopy to Regional Australia: Hurdles and Benefits
Table 1
Costs for an upgrade of an existing endoscopy unit.
| Equipment | Cost (in AUD) |
| Endoscopy hanging cupboard | 66 000 | Image capturing system | 35 000 | Mobile image intensifier (ERCP) | 250 000 | Colonoscopes (5) | 177 000 | Gastroscopes (5) | 160 000 | Duodenoscopes (2) | 74 000 | Scope reprocessor unit (2) | 130 000 | Sterilizer | 50 000 | Patient trollies (12) | 100 000 | Ceiling pendants | 300 000 |
| Total | $1 342 000 |
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