Survey of Current Practices among Members of CAG in the Follow-Up of Patients Diagnosed with Gastric Ulcer
INTRODUCTION: Guidelines recommend a policy of endoscopic follow-up of all gastric ulcers until healing. Analysis of data from the Alberta Endoscopy Project indicates that fewer than 50% of patients diagnosed with benign gastric ulcer had undergone a repeat procedure. The practice and attitudes of p...
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| description | INTRODUCTION: Guidelines recommend a policy of endoscopic follow-up of all gastric ulcers until healing. Analysis of data from the Alberta Endoscopy Project indicates that fewer than 50% of patients diagnosed with benign gastric ulcer had undergone a repeat procedure. The practice and attitudes of physician members of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG) on the follow-up of such patients were assessed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a41049eb608e48f9bcda308b915552242025-02-03T05:47:32ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79001999-01-0113648949310.1155/1999/738907Survey of Current Practices among Members of CAG in the Follow-Up of Patients Diagnosed with Gastric UlcerNiall P Breslin0Lloyd R Sutherland1Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaINTRODUCTION: Guidelines recommend a policy of endoscopic follow-up of all gastric ulcers until healing. Analysis of data from the Alberta Endoscopy Project indicates that fewer than 50% of patients diagnosed with benign gastric ulcer had undergone a repeat procedure. The practice and attitudes of physician members of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG) on the follow-up of such patients were assessed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1999/738907 |
| spellingShingle | Niall P Breslin Lloyd R Sutherland Survey of Current Practices among Members of CAG in the Follow-Up of Patients Diagnosed with Gastric Ulcer Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | Survey of Current Practices among Members of CAG in the Follow-Up of Patients Diagnosed with Gastric Ulcer |
| title_full | Survey of Current Practices among Members of CAG in the Follow-Up of Patients Diagnosed with Gastric Ulcer |
| title_fullStr | Survey of Current Practices among Members of CAG in the Follow-Up of Patients Diagnosed with Gastric Ulcer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Survey of Current Practices among Members of CAG in the Follow-Up of Patients Diagnosed with Gastric Ulcer |
| title_short | Survey of Current Practices among Members of CAG in the Follow-Up of Patients Diagnosed with Gastric Ulcer |
| title_sort | survey of current practices among members of cag in the follow up of patients diagnosed with gastric ulcer |
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