A Pilot Study to Assess the Value of EUS vs EGD in Emergency Room Patients Referred for EGD

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Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2016
Emergency room patients referred for esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (EGD) often have many possible causes for their symptoms. These inevitably undergo further testing if EGD is inconclusive, which adds costs and inevitably prolongs emergency room length of stay (LOS).EUS has traditionally been used after EGD for a myriad of costs reasons that no longer apply. We therefore propose a prospective pilot study to determine whether PEUS can reduce LOS and resource utilisation in emergency room patients referred for EGD.
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First added on: May 21, 2024