Utilization of Surveillance Endoscopy for Barrett's Esophagus in Medicare Enrollees

Gastroenterology. 2020 Feb;158(3):773-775.e1. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.10.022. Epub 2019 Oct 31.
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Keywords: Age Factors; Barrett’s Esophagus; Comorbidity; Life Expectancy; Population Surveillance.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Barrett Esophagus / diagnostic imaging*
  • Barrett Esophagus / pathology
  • Comorbidity
  • Databases, Factual
  • Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / standards
  • Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / statistics & numerical data*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Life Expectancy*
  • Male
  • Medical Overuse / statistics & numerical data
  • Medicare / statistics & numerical data*
  • Population Surveillance*
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians' / statistics & numerical data*
  • United States