Emergency upper gastrointestinal endoscopy at the emergency department of İzzet Baysal hospital: analysis of 269 patients
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Tarih
2013
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Medical Association of Zenica-Doboj Canton
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Özet
To evaluate the epidemiological characteristics,
etiology, and therapeutic outcome of gastrointestinal disorders in 269 patients who underwent
emergency upper gastrointestinal (EUGI) endoscopy at the Emergency Department. Abdominal
pain was the most common clinical indication,
in 90 (33.5%) patients. The clinical reasons for
emergency admission were signiicantly related to endoscopic diagnostic yield. Non-erosive
gastritis was the most common diagnosis, in 76
(28.3%) of EUGIE patients. Erosive duodenitis
and gastric ulcer were found to be the other most
common clinical indications, in 69 (25.7%) and
31 (11.5%) of EUGIE patients, respectively. The
majority of patients who presented with abdominal pain and loss of appetite were between the age
of 41 and 60 years, while a signiicant number of
patients presenting with the same symptoms did
so during the winter season. Emergency endoscopy is a procedure of choice for the investigation
of upper gastrointestinal complaints. Emergency
endoscopy is not only a diagnostic tool but also a
therapeutic modality.
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Emergency Medicine, Endoscopy, Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
Kaynak
Medicinski Glasnik
WoS Q Değeri
Scopus Q Değeri
Q4
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10
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1
