Journal article
The Rome III Criteria for the Diagnosis of Functional Dyspepsia in Secondary Care Are Not Superior to Previous Definitions
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Although the Rome III criteria for functional dyspepsia were defined 7 years ago, they have yet to be validated in a rigorous study. We addressed this issue in a secondary-care population.
METHODS: We analyzed complete symptom, upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy, and histology data from 1452 consecutive adult patients with GI symptoms at 2 hospitals in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Assessors were blinded to symptom status. …
Authors
Ford AC; Bercik P; Morgan DG; Bolino C; Pintos-Sanchez MI; Moayyedi P
Journal
Gastroenterology, Vol. 146, No. 4, pp. 932–940.e1
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 2014
DOI
10.1053/j.gastro.2014.01.014
ISSN
0016-5085
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Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Abdominal PainAdultAgedArea Under CurveDiagnostic Techniques, Digestive SystemDyspepsiaEndoscopy, GastrointestinalFemaleHumansLikelihood FunctionsMaleMiddle AgedOntarioPain MeasurementPostprandial PeriodPredictive Value of TestsPrevalencePrognosisROC CurveReproducibility of ResultsSatiationSecondary CareSeverity of Illness Index