BACKGROUND/AIM Dyspepsia has a significant impact on the quality of life. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) can be assessed by disease-specific and generic HRQoL instruments. The present study evaluated HRQoL and compared it among dyspepsia subgroups by using EQ (Euro QoL)-5D questionnaire. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with abnormal findings on upper gastrointestinal endoscopy were clas...

seen in the primary care setting. We believe, however, that our findings would need to be assessed in the primary care setting before implementation is considered. Contributors: See bmj.com Funding: No pharmaceutical company or other commercial entity provided funding or other resources for the study. Competing interests: None declared. Ethical approval: The local ethics committee approved the ...

et al. Helicobacter pylori ''test and treat'' or endoscopy for managing dyspepsia: an individual patient data meta-analysis. Q In patients with dyspepsia, how cost effective is initial management with prompt endoscopy compared with a test and treat approach for inducing resolution of symptoms? METHODS Data sources: a randomised controlled trial (RCT) register established by the Dyspepsia Trials...

OBJECTIVES Dyspepsia is defined as persistent or recurrent abdominal pain or discomfort centered in the upper abdomen. Dyspepsia represents up to 8.3% of all primary care physician visits and causes huge economic costs to patients and to the economy as a whole. The aim of this study was to measure the influence of dyspepsia on work productivity of people within the Brazilian workforce. METHOD...

Advances in basic and clinical research have revealed that Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection plays an important role in the development of gastroduodenal dysmotility and hypersensitivity, as also in dyspepsia symptoms. In addition, recent studies have proposed an inflammation-immunological model for the pathogenesis of functional dyspepsia. Since H. pylori is the major microbe that prov...

A review of the recent literature indicates that even though dyspepsia is common in adults, only limited data regarding dyspepsia in children is available. Spiroglou et al, in a recent study, found over 50% of their patients, to have functional dyspepsia with the more commonly encountered symptoms being nausea, vomiting, early satiety, awaking from sleep and increased belching. Hyams et al, in ...

Abstract Background and Objectives Dyspepsia is the commonest indication for upper gastrointestinal (UGI) endoscopy. This study was done to describe UGI endoscopic findings risk factors like alcohol abuse, smoking, pan chewing, drug intake in patients with alarm symptoms. Materials Methods an institution-based (Department of General Surgery at Government T.D. Medical College, Alappuzha) observa...

Dyspepsia is a syndrome characterized by symptoms and signs of upper gastrointestinal tract and the adjacent organs. It is estimated that 25% of the community have symptoms of dyspepsia syndrome. One-third of patients who visit general physician practices are patients with dyspepsia syndrome; and half of patients who visit gastroenterologists are also patients with dyspepsia syndrome. Dyspepsia...

In our everyday clinical practice, we are faced with patients worried about their chronic stomach pain, of which a substantial proportion have functional dyspepsia. Prevalence of dyspepsia is approximately 25% in the United States and other western countries.1,2 Although, at first glance, dyspepsia appears to be an easily solvable problem it has different pathophysiological mechanisms. The puta...