Appropriateness of outpatient gastrointestinal endoscopy in a non-academic hospital

Table 3 Clinically relevant endoscopic findings in esophagogastroduodenoscopies according to appropriateness of the indication

Endoscopic finding	n (%)	ASGE (%)	Uncertain (%)	Non-ASGE (%)	P
Esophageal varices	30 (7.9)	8.9	9.1	0.0	0.119
Erosive esophagitis	27 (7.1)	7.6	4.5	4.5	0.676
Gastric ulcer	21 (5.5)	6.7	0.0	0.0	0.097
Gastric polyps	16 (4.2)	4.1	13.6	0.0	0.033
Barrett’s esophagus	17 (4.5)	4.8	0.0	4.5	0.578
Duodenal ulcer	10 (2.6)	2.2	9.1	2.3	0.148
Gastric cancer	9 (2.4)	2.9	0.0	0.0	0.038
Candida esophagitis	5 (1.3)	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.475
Angiodysplasia1	2 (0.5)	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.856
Esophageal cancer	1 (0.3)	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.900
Esophageal stenosis	1 (0.3)	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.900
Gastric stenosis	1 (0.3)	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.900
Total	129 (33.9)	36.6	36.4	11.4	0.004

¹Only angiodysplasias found in exams performed for hematochezia or iron deficiency anemia were considered clinically relevant. ASGE: American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.