Abstract
Introduction. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGE) is a safe and effective diagnostic procedure, but it is relatively costly and implies certain risk.Several guidelines have been published for its appropriate use, as the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). Aims. To assess if UGE is used appropriately according to ASGE guidelines.To assess the probability of detecting significant lesions by endoscopy in patients with appropriate indication and compared it with the endoscopic findings in patients with inappropriate indication. To assess the appropriateness of the indication according to referring phyisicians specialities. Materials and methods. We included data from 541 consecutive diagnostic UGE from January 2006 to December 2008 in outpatients referred to our center. We recorded age, sex,diagnosis,endoscopic findings and requesting doc
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