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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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