"One stop" clinic for upper gastrointestinal cancer-an alternative to "straight to test" referrals?
Marina YiasemidouRoss LathanManfred LambertzChitakattil OommenIan ChetterPublished in: Irish journal of medical science (2021)
The one-stop clinic was feasible and had good specificity and sensitivity. The finding of 10.7% of cases not being suitable for OGD indicates that a patient/specialist consultation is necessary to prevent misuse of endoscopy appointments. The authors recommend widespread adoption of one-stop clinics in UGI surgery.