Yield of alarm features in predicting significant endoscopic findings among hospitalized patients with dyspepsia
Lama Ibrahim,
Maamoun Basheer,
Tawfik Khoury
et al.
Abstract:BACKGROUND
Dyspepsia is a very prevalent upper gastrointestinal tract symptoms complex. Some of these symptoms might arise from serious underlying diseases, so the promotion of evidence-based guidelines could potentially better align evaluation and treatment.
AIM
To determine the value of alarm features as a predictive factor for significant endoscopic findings (SEFs) among hospitalized patients presenting with dyspepsia.
METHODS
We conducted a retrospective ca… Show more
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