Predictive value of alarm symptoms in patients with Rome IV dyspepsia: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

No studies have evaluated the predictive value of alarm symptoms for organic dyspepsia and organic upper gastrointestinal (GI) diseases based on Rome IV criteria in the Chinese population.

Aim

To evaluate the predictive value of alarm symptoms for dyspeptic patients based on Rome IV criteria.

Methods

We performed a cross-sectional study of dyspepsia patients who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria at two academic urban tertiary-care centers from March 2018 to January 2019. Basic demographic data, dyspeptic information, alarm symptoms, lifestyle, examination results, family history and outpatient cost information were collected. Dyspepsia patients with normal findings on upper GI endoscopy, epigastric ultrasound and laboratory examination and without

SUBMITTER: Wei ZC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7438198 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature