Open AccessDesenvolvimento de uma estratégia para otimizar a indicação de endoscopia digestiva alta em pacientes com dispepsia atendidos em nível primário de saúde
Author(s) -
João Macedo Coelho-Filho,
José Wellington de Oliveira Lima,
Geraldo Furtado,
Adauto Castelo
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
revista da associação médica brasileira
Language(s) - Portuguese
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.319
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1806-9282
pISSN - 0104-4230
DOI - 10.1590/s0104-42302000000100005
Subject(s) - medicine , logistic regression , gastroenterology , predictive value , disease , reflux , gynecology
Although dyspepsia is a highly prevalent complaint, only a small percentage of patients are found to have serious disease and to need full investigation. The selection of dyspeptic patients who really need upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGE) is crucial in order to avoid unnecessary costs and overload services.