Editorial: seeing the light at the end of gastroscope—Complications after elective procedures are ready for NICE, bright decision aid tools

Abstract

Crooks et al have reported on unexpected hospital admissions and primary care visits after elective gastroscopy. 1 Previous studies had focused on gastrointestinal complications such as perforation and bleeding following gastroscopy. 2,3 Studies about complications from gastroscopy are scarce compared to colonoscopy. [4][5][6] Crooks et al designed their UK population-based study using linked primary, secondary care and death registry data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD). A total of 225,304