TITLE:
Patients’ Lived Experience and Injuries Observed during Upper Digestive Endoscopy at KARA Teaching Hospital (Togo)
AUTHORS:
Oumboma Bouglouga, Rafiou El-Hadji Yakoubou, Laté Mawuli Lawson-Ananissoh, Aklesso Bagny, Datouda Redah
KEYWORDS:
Upper Digestive Endoscopy, Experience, Tolerance, Acceptability, Injuries, Togo
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Gastroenterology,
Vol.11 No.12,
December
30,
2021
ABSTRACT: Background: Endoscopy remains the most performant medical exam exploring the upper
digestive tract; but depending on patients, its tolerance is variable. Objective: This study aimed at describing the experience and evaluating the
tolerance, acceptability and injuries observed during upper gastrointestinal
endoscopy. Methods: This is a prospective and descriptive study carried
out from April to July 2017 in the digestive endoscopy unit of the Kara
teaching hospital (Togo). The gastroscopy was performed by the same operator
(Hepatogastroenteroloogist). The premedication was done with direct intravenous
injection of 10 mg of Metoclopramide hydrochloride and viscous Lidocaine oral
gel. Previously, essential information about the examination course was given
to patients after obtaining their verbal consent. Patients’ impressions of the
experience, tolerance and acceptability were collected on a survey sheet,
before and after the examination. Results: One hundred and eleven
patients were included, 62 women and 49 men. The average age was 45.9 years (15 - 88
years), and the sex ratio (F/M) was 1.2. Most of the patients (89.2%) were experiencing the
gastroscopy for the first time, and the main reason was epigastralgia in 55%.
The examination duration was good at 88.3% and tolerance was good at 72.1%.
Tingling, irritation, pain or sore throat feelings were noted in 13.5%.
Patients agreeing to make an ulterior UDE if necessary were up to 92.8%.
Observed injuries were dominated by antral erythematous gastropathy (28.8%). Conclusion: UDE is well tolerated among our patients and its acceptability is high.
Injuries are dominated by inflammatory pathologies of the stomach in our
population.