Predictive value of alarm features in diagnosing upper gastrointestinal malignancies among dyspeptic patients: A cross-sectional study in Ethiopia

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Author contributions Wudassie, M., Wassihun, A., Abate, B.: writing the original draft; resources; methodology; project administration; supervision. Wassihun, A., Abate, B., Mengistu, E: methodology, project administration Wassihun, A., Abate, B.: software, resources, data curation, and visualisation. Wassihun, A., Abate, B., Mengistu, E: supervision, project administration, writing review, and editing; All authors read and approved the manuscript. Competing interests The authors declare no conflicts of interest. Acknowledgments This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. Peer review information Gastroenterology & Hepatology Research thanks all anonymous reviewers for their contribution to the peer review of this paper. Abbreviations GI, Gastrointestinal; UGI, upper gastrointestinal; AMC, Adera Medical Centre; CT, Computed topography; CI, Confidence Interval; ENT, Ear-Nose-Throat; EGD, Esophagogastroduodenoscopy; NPV, Negative Predictive Value; PUD, Peptic Ulcer Disease; PPV, Positive Predictive Value; SEF, Significant Endoscopic Findings; TASH, Tikur Anbessa Special Hospital; UGI,Upper Gastrointestinal. Citation Melak W, Asmare W, Bane A, Erkie M. Predictive value of alarm features in diagnosing upper gastrointestinal malignancies among dyspeptic patients: A cross-sectional study in Ethiopia. Gastroenterol Hepatol Res. 2023;5(3):13. doi: 10.53388/ghr2023-03-077.