Predictive value of alarm symptoms in patients with Rome IV dyspepsia: A cross-sectional study.

CONCLUSION: Most alarm symptoms had poor predictive value for organic dyspepsia and organic upper GI diseases based on Rome IV criteria. Gastroscopic screening should not be based solely on alarm symptoms.
PMID: 32874062 [PubMed - in process]

Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG - August 13, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Wei ZC, Yang Q, Yang Q, Yang J, Tantai XX, Xing X, Xiao CL, Pan YL, Wang JH, Liu N Tags: World J Gastroenterol Source Type: research