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Frequency and Types of Gastrointestinal Tract Related Interventional Health Care Facilities
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Ali Zohair Nomani , Muhammad Saleem Qureshi , Musarrat Iqbal , Hanna Nomani ,Saba Binte Kashmir , Marina Wazir , Kamran Rasheed. Frequency and Types of Gastrointestinal Tract Related Interventional Health Care Facilities. JRMC [Internet]. 2013 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];17(1). Available from: https://journalrmc.com/index.php/JRMC/article/view/534

Abstract

Background: To analyze the interventions performed in upper and lower gastrointestinal tract diseases .
Methods: In this prospective study all the patients undergoing liver and gastrointestinal related procedures were included.Major types of procedures included endoscopies and liver biopsies. Demographic features, indications or presenting symptoms, endoscopic findings and types of interventions were noted. .
Results: A total of 111 patients with a mean age of 46.05 ±13.22 years were assessed of whom 57.7% were males, with a male to female ratio of 1.36:1Majority(97.2%) patients were HCV positive. Upper GI endoscopy was the most frequently performed procedure(63.1 %). Esophageal varices and gastritis were the most common findings on upper gastrointestinal tract endoscopies. Unexplained weight loss(36.3%) and anemia(45.4%) were the commonest indications for lower GI endoscopy
Conclusion: It is required to expand diagnostic and therapeutic interventions for gastrointestinal diseases..

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