Research Article
Improving Efficacy of Endoscopic Diagnosis of Early Gastric Cancer: Gaps to Overcome from the Real-World Practice in Vietnam
Table 2
Annual volume, preparation, and facilities of esophagogastroduodenoscopy at participating hospitals.
| | Hospital characteristics | Number of hospitals, (%) |
| | Hospital type | | | Central hospital | 6 (50.0) | | Municipal hospital | 6 (50.0) | | Annual EGD volume | | | >10.000–30.000 | 6 (50.0) | | 30.000–60.000 | 4 (33.3) | | >60.000–100.000 | 2 (16.7) | | EGD preparation with simethicone | | | None | 2 (16.7) | | Selective | 4 (33.3) | | Routine | 6 (50.0) | | Chromoendoscopy | | | None | 2 (16.7) | | Selective | 9 (75.0) | | Routine | 1 (8.3) | | Digital IEE | | | None | 1 (8.3) | | Selective | 7 (58.3) | | Routine | 4 (33.3) | | IEE (either chromoendoscopy or digital IEE) | | | None | 0 | | Selective | 8 (66.7) | | Routine | 4 (33.3) | | Availability of magnifying endoscopy | | | No | 5 (41.7) | | Yes | 7 (58.3) | | Surveillance program for high-risk patients | | | No | 7 (58.3) | | Yes | 5 (41.7) |
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EGD: esophagogastroduodenoscopy; IEE: image-enhanced endoscopy.
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