Kagimu M, Winkler C, Ddumba E
Department of Medicine, Mulago Hospital, Makerere University Medical School, Kampala, Uganda.
East Afr Med J. 1996 Dec;73(12):832-4.
A retrospective study of 330 patients who had been endoscoped in Mulago hospital was done. It was found that of these 119 (36.1%) were normal endoscopically. Normal endoscopy was significantly associated with patients presenting with dyspepsia. Dyspepsia was commoner in the age group 13-45 years compared to the age group 46-85 years. The older age group, 46-85 years, had a significantly higher prevalence of serious disease. It is concluded that it is the younger patients with dyspepsia who should be screened to reduce the endoscopy workload. Published guidelines should be used to assist in the screening process.
对穆拉戈医院接受内镜检查的330例患者进行了回顾性研究。结果发现，其中119例（36.1%）内镜检查正常。内镜检查正常与出现消化不良症状的患者显著相关。与46 - 85岁年龄组相比，13 - 45岁年龄组的消化不良更为常见。46 - 85岁的老年组严重疾病的患病率显著更高。结论是，应该对患有消化不良的年轻患者进行筛查，以减少内镜检查的工作量。应使用已发布的指南协助筛查过程。
