Appropriateness and diagnostic yield of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in an open-access endoscopy system

Background/Aim: Open access endoscopy (OAE) decreases the waiting time for patients and clinical burden to gastroenterologist; however, the appropriateness of referrals for endoscopy and thus the diagnostic yield of these endoscopies has become an important issue. The aim of this study was to determ...

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Main Authors: Abdulrahman M Aljebreen, Khalid Alswat, Majid A Almadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2013;volume=19;issue=5;spage=219;epage=222;aulast=Aljebreen