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Asociación Mexicana de Gastroenterología

2006, Number 2

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Rev Gastroenterol Mex 2006; 71 (2)

Conocimiento de las indicaciones del ultrasonido endoscópico en un grupo de médicos de la Ciudad de México

Trujillo BOE, Peralta TNM, Guerrero HMM

Language: Spanish
References: 31
Page: 138-144
PDF size: 60.93 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Patients referred for endoscopic ultrasound (USE) are usually cared by gastroenterologists; however these patients are cared by other specialists too. Knowledge about EUS indications in our country is unknown. Aim: Assess knowledge of the indications for endoscopic ultrasound. Methods: A questionnaire designed to test knowledge of the indications for endoscopic ultrasound was applied. Questionnaire was developed by 6 experienced endosonographers. Questionnaire addresses the indications for endoscopic ultrasound. Questionnaire was translate to Spanish by the authors and was evaluated by an independent translator; it was applied to a pilot group of 20 physicians and was evaluated by the opinion of 2 Mexican endosonographers. Questionnaire was distributed to the attending physicians to one of the next meetings: Asociación Mexicana de Endoscopia Gastrointestinal and Hospital de Especialidades de la Unidad Médica de Alta Especialidad, La Raza del IMSS. We used Shapiro-Wilk test, Kruskall Wallis and alpha Cronbach index to the statistical analysis. Results: Alfa Cronbach index 0.97 for questionnaire in Spanish. The survey was distributed to 205 physicians: 45 gastroenterologists, 39 general surgeons, 39 internists, and 44 other medical subspecialties. Of these 167 responded (81.4%). Only 28% of physicians had referred patients for an endoscopic ultrasound procedure. The mean total score for the entire group was 63.9%. Correct answers were higher in gastroduodenum system 78.5%. Knowledge of appropriate indications was highest among gastroenterologists 74% compared with surgeons 68.4%, other specialists 57.6% and internists 54.8% (p ‹ 0.007). Conclusions: Knowledge of the indications for endoscopio ultrasound is moderated.


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