A Nine‐Year Audit of Open‐Access Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures: Results and Experience of a Single Centre

Abstract

Open-access upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is a safe and effective system. More relevant findings were found when adhering to the ASGE guidelines. However, using these guidelines as the sole determining factor in whether to perform an endoscopy is not advisable because many clinically relevant diagnoses may be overlooked.