@article{13cb617328cb4bcc9d8ac7a988bc4f31,
title = "Appropriateness guidelines and predictive rules to select patients for upper endoscopy: a nationwide multicenter study",
abstract = "Selecting patients appropriately for upper endoscopy (EGD) is crucial for efficient use of endoscopy. The objective of this study was to compare different clinical strategies and statistical methods to select patients for EGD, namely appropriateness guidelines, age and/or alarm features, and multivariate and artificial neural network (ANN) models.",
keywords = "Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cross-Sectional Studies, Digestive System Diseases, Endoscopy, Digestive System, Female, Humans, Italy, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Neural Networks (Computer), Patient Selection, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Prospective Studies, ROC Curve, Young Adult, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cross-Sectional Studies, Digestive System Diseases, Endoscopy, Digestive System, Female, Humans, Italy, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Neural Networks (Computer), Patient Selection, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Prospective Studies, ROC Curve, Young Adult",
author = "Cesare Hassan and Marcello Anti and Marco Bianco and L Buri and Giuseppe Bersani and L Cipolletta and {Di Giulio}, E and {Di Matteo}, G and L Familiari and L Ficano and P Loriga and S Morini and V Pietropaolo and A Zambelli and Eugenia Grossi and M Intraligi and M. Buscema",
year = "2010",
doi = "10.1038/ajg.2009.675",
language = "English",
volume = "105",
pages = "1327--1337",
journal = "American Journal of Gastroenterology",
issn = "0002-9270",
publisher = "Elsevier Science Incorporated / NY Journals:Madison Square Station, PO Box 882:New York, NY 10159:(212)633-3730, EMAIL: usinfo-f@elsevier.com, INTERNET: http://www.elsevier.com, Fax: (212)633-3680",
}