The role of female endoscopists: are women gastroenterologists better at obtaining biopsies for celiac disease than men?
Scand J Gastroenterol
; 56(4): 505-507, 2021 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-33599184
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Celiac disease (CD) is commonly found in women. Given the sex differences in diagnosed patients, we hypothesized sex differences in physicians obtaining biopsies for CD may exist. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
We retrospectively reviewed duodenal biopsies for suspected CD excluding pre-existing CD patients. Appropriate biopsy practice was defined as ≥5 specimens per ACG guidelines.RESULTS:
We included 125 patients (females, 92). There were 85 properly (68%) biopsied. Presence of a female endoscopist was associated with better adherence to biopsy guidelines (OR, 2.99, 95% CI, 1.19-7.54; p = .02) which remained significant after multivariable adjustment (adjusted OR, 2.7; p = .047).CONCLUSIONS:
Physician sex-based differences in biopsy patterns may exist.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doença Celíaca
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Gastroenterologistas
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article