Reviewer's report
Title:Evaluation of Patient Satisfaction of an Outpatient Gastroscopy Service in
an Asian Tertiary Care Hospital
Version: 1Date:4 April 2012
Reviewer: Richard Kozarek
Reviewer's report:
Major compulsory revisions:
1. Please comment in the extremely low dose of midazolam utilized for
endoscopy and compare this with previously published data. It is possible that a
significantly higher rate of patient satisfaction would have been realized with
improved sedation.
2. Please define the timing of post-procedural interviews in minutes
post-procedure and whether having a family member/significant other present
with the patient influenced patient satisfaction rate.
Minor essential revisions:
1. Minor grammar suggestions:
a. Problem rate, pages 10 and 13 = dissatisfaction rate.
b. Page 4, paragraph 3, line 1 = … satisfaction have been….
c. Page 5, paragraph 1, line 2 = … to date….
d. Page 12, paragraph 2, line 1 = As different health care systems vary in
aspects which patients consider important….
e. Page 13, paragraph 2, line 1 = … has been recognized….
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests. RAK
Reviewer's report
Title:Evaluation of Patient Satisfaction of an Outpatient Gastroscopy Service in
an Asian Tertiary Care Hospital
Version: 1Date:4 April 2012
Reviewer: Richard Kozarek
Reviewer's report:
Major compulsory revisions:
1. Please comment in the extremely low dose of midazolam utilized for
endoscopy and compare this with previously published data. It is possible that a
significantly higher rate of patient satisfaction would have been realized with
improved sedation.
2. Please define the timing of post-procedural interviews in minutes
post-procedure and whether having a family member/significant other present
with the patient influenced patient satisfaction rate.
Minor essential revisions:
1. Minor grammar suggestions:
a. Problem rate, pages 10 and 13 = dissatisfaction rate.
b. Page 4, paragraph 3, line 1 = … satisfaction have been….
c. Page 5, paragraph 1, line 2 = … to date….
d. Page 12, paragraph 2, line 1 = As different health care systems vary in
aspects which patients consider important….
e. Page 13, paragraph 2, line 1 = … has been recognized….
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests. RAK
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Reviewer's report
Title:Evaluation of Patient Satisfaction of an Outpatient Gastroscopy Service in
an Asian Tertiary Care Hospital
Version: 1Date:4 April 2012
Reviewer: Richard Kozarek
Reviewer's report:
Major compulsory revisions:
1. Please comment in the extremely low dose of midazolam utilized for
endoscopy and compare this with previously published data. It is possible that a
significantly higher rate of patient satisfaction would have been realized with
improved sedation.
2. Please define the timing of post-procedural interviews in minutes
post-procedure and whether having a family member/significant other present
with the patient influenced patient satisfaction rate.
Minor essential revisions:
1. Minor grammar suggestions:
a. Problem rate, pages 10 and 13 = dissatisfaction rate.
b. Page 4, paragraph 3, line 1 = … satisfaction have been….
c. Page 5, paragraph 1, line 2 = … to date….
d. Page 12, paragraph 2, line 1 = As different health care systems vary in
aspects which patients consider important….
e. Page 13, paragraph 2, line 1 = … has been recognized….
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests. RAK
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