G.P.s direct referrals for barium meal examinations.

An Audit of the Use of Barium Meal Examinations in General Practice

Stochastic risk estimate for barium radiological examinations in Malaga (Spain).

The aim of this research work has been the estimation of the stochastic risk for five barium examinations. The sample was the population attending the Radiological Service of the 'Nuestra Señora de la Victoria' University Hospital, who had been treated with some barium examinations, set in five different groups: oesophagus tract, oesophagus-gastric-duodenal tract, intestinal tract, enteroclysis...

The General Practitioner Barium Meal Service

introduction The radiology departments at Southmead and Ham Green Hospitals, Bristol, have provided a general practitioner service for general work and barium meals for some years. Unfortunately, the pressure of hospital inpatient and out-patient work led to a waiting period of from three to six months for non-urgent general practitioner barium meal requests. The appointment of one ?f us (C.J.)...

Respiratory Dyspnœa Following Administration of Barium Meal

a complete investigation is carried out as a routine procedure, and complete examinations of the blood, stools, urine, sputum, etc., are made. The administration of a barium meal to ascertain the condition of the gastro-intestinal tract has often to be done. In a previous paper Chopra, Hayter and Bhattacharya (1937) have given an account of the radiological investigations of the gastro-intestin...

General practice and teaching hospital use of barium meal examinations in the City and Hackney Health District.

The value of barium meal examination in the management of younger patients with dyspepsia has been seriously questioned as diagnostic yield is reported to be low with only minor abnormalities detected. Our 9 month survey of general practice and hospital out-patient use of barium meal examination in the City and Hackney Health District during 1983-84 shows that 51% of patients investigated were ...