Provision of out-of-hours services for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding in England: results of the 2014-2015 BSG/NHS England national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There has been a drive to raise the standard of management of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (AUGIB) in the UK, including three previous audits, sponsored by the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG).

Objective

To review the results of the latest BSG/National Health Service (NHS) England national survey of endoscopy services in England between 2014 and 2015.

Method

All NHS hospitals accepting acute admissions in England (168) were invited to respond to the survey.

Results

Overall, 142 hospitals (84%) returned data. 85% of hospitals used a validated risk assessment score at the time of patient's admission. While 80% of hospitals provided a 24/7 endoscopy service for unstable patients, and another 10% were in network to provide an acute serv

SUBMITTER: Nedjat-Shokouhi B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5369431 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature