Liza Ceroni, Francesca Lodato, Paolo Tubertini, Giovanni Marasco, Alessia Gazzola, Maurizio Biselli, Cristiano Fabbri, Federica Buonfiglioli, Francesco Ferrara, Ramona Schiumerini, Andrea Fabbri, Alessandra Tassoni, Carlo Descovich, Sandra Mondini, Cesare Tosetti, Valerio Veduti, Mario De Negri, Alessandro Fini, Stefano Guicciardi, Massimo Romanelli, Giuseppe Giovanni Navarra, Giovanni Barbara, Vincenzo Cennamo, On Behalf Of Gastropack System Study Group
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) appropriateness in Open-Access System (OAS) is a relevant issue. The Gastropack Access System (GAS) is a new system to access gastroenterological services, based on the partnership between Gastroenterologists and GPs. This study aims to evaluate if GAS is superior to OAS in terms of EGDS appropriateness. Secondarily, we evaluated the diagnostic yield of EGDS according to ASGE guidelines. The GAS was developed in an area of Bologna where General Practitioners (GPs) could decide to directly prescribe EGDS through OAS or referring to GAS, where EGDS can be scheduled after contact between GPs and specialists sharing a patient's clinical information...
May 8, 2023: Journal of Clinical Medicine