Fig 1.
The study flow chart.
Table 1.
The frequency of clinical questions by setting.
Table 2.
Concordance between clinical hypothesis (question) and PUD examination by clinical question and setting.
Table 3.
Additional test requirement after PUD examination, by clinical questions and setting.
Table 4.
Diagnostic accuracy estimates (95% confidence intervals) of PUD examination, considering additional test results as the reference standard.
Table 5.
Accuracy of PUD examination, considering additional test results as the reference standard.
Data presented by clinical question.
Fig 2.
Variability of the proportion of cases for which an additional test was requested after PUD examination.
Legend H: hospital ward; GP: General practice; GOP Gastroenterology outpatient clinic; FE: number of cases with further examinations. The units are shown anonymously