Search Results - "gastroenterologist"
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Change in quality of life for patients with irritable bowel syndrome following referral to a gastroenterologist: a cohort study
Published 2015“…Until now, however, the impact of seeing a gastroenterologist for IBS on patients’ QoL and utility has not been assessed. …”
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Using real world data to generate health economic models: a worked example assessing the cost-effectiveness of referral to gastroenterology for irritable bowel syndrome in the UK
Published 2016“…Individual-level healthcare utilization data were extracted for IBS patients who first visited a gastroenterologist in 2008 or 2009. Mean costs of total healthcare utilization were calculated before and after gastroenterology attendance. …”
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Elevated serum ferritin: What should GPs know?
Published 2012“…Discussion: After exclusion of hereditary haemochromatosis, investigation of elevated serum ferritin involves identifying alcohol consumption, metabolic syndrome, obesity, diabetes, liver disease, malignancy, infection or inflammation as causative factors. Referral to a gastroenterologist, haematologist or physician with an interest in iron overload is appropriate if serum ferritin is >1000 µg/L or if the cause of elevated serum ferritin is still unclear.…”
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Bayesian network modeling of gastrointestinal bleeding
Published 2013“…While the diagnosis of GIB is best done by a gastroenterologist, it is not always feasible, due to scarcity of resources and time. …”
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Calculating total health service utilisation and costs from routinely collected electronic health records using the example of patients with irritable bowel syndrome before and aft...
Published 2015“…METHODS: A cohort of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who first saw a gastroenterologist in 2008 or 2009, and with 3 years of data before and after their appointment, was created in the CPRD. …”
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Orbital inflammatory complications of Crohn’s disease: a rare case series
Published 2018“…Heightened awareness and close cooperation between gastroenterologists and ophthalmologists is mandatory.…”
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A contribution to knowledge of the aetiology and indirect impact of inflammatory bowel diseases: (based upon analysis of routinely and semi-routinely available data)
Published 2004“…These diseases now account for a considerable proportion of the workload of gastroenterologists in the developed world, and may affect as much as 1% of the population at some point in their lives. …”
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