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Pitfalls in the reporting of upper endoscopy features in cirrhotic patients
Silvia Cucchiarelli1, Francesco Santopaolo1, Antonietta Lamazza2
1Hepatology Unit, Tor Vergata University Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Background:
Upper endoscopy is the main tool for the accurate assessment of the risk of bleeding in cirrhotic patients.
Aim:
To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of upper endoscopy, in cirrhotic subjects, during common clinical practice.
Methods:
120 endoscopic reports produced in different hospitals in our region were retrospectively and randomly selected. After a general evaluation, aimed at assessing the description of various endoscopic features, reports were evaluated by four expert endoscopists and four expert hepatologists. Experts were asked to fill in a questionnaire for each single endoscopic procedure, regarding the diagnostic accuracy of the report.
Results:
Endoscopic reports lacked descriptions of the size of esophageal varices and red signs in 14% and 29% of cases respectively. Presence (or absence) of gastric varices or portal hypertensive gastropathy were not reported in 62% and 34% of cases respectively. According to expert endoscopists 41% of the reports were incomplete, while, according to hepatologists, reports were incomplete and inadequate for clinical purposes in 36% of cases.
Conclusion:
Our study clearly evidenced a significant lack of information in reports on upper endoscopy in cirrhotic patients, and supports the prompt adoption of corrective strategies.
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