Decision-To-Scope Score: A novel tool with excellent accuracy in predicting foreign bodies in the esophagus.

Vítor Macedo Silva Tiago Lima Capela Marta Freitas Tiago Cúrdia Gonçalves Pedro Boal Carvalho Bruno Joel Rosa José Cotter

Published in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2023)

More than half of the suspected FB were not confirmed by EGD. The DTS-Score presented excellent accuracy at stratifying patients' risk and may contribute to the decision to perform emergent EGD in suspected FB ingestion.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
pulmonary embolism
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
decision making
prognostic factors
patient reported