Title: Clinical and Endoscopic Characteristics of Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal
Endoscopic Procedures in Egypt: A Nationwide Multicenter Study
Version: 2 Date: 14 Feb 2024
Reviewer's report:
Elbadry et al investigated the clinical  Clinical and Endoscopic Characteristics of Patients
Undergoing Endoscopic Procedures in Egypt: A Nationwide Multicenter Study.
The study is multicenter from different units in Egypt, included 5910 patients.
in the study differences between Upper and Lower Egypt were found in terms of indications and
findings in EGD and colonoscopy.
There are several points that could improve the manuscript:
1. Thu authors should write and explain  if the included procedures were performed electively
or in the emergent setting,  so 19% of the patients had hematoemsis, 17% had melena and 38%
hematochezia,  these proportion is very high for units with elective procedures, or were there
any bias, how were the patients selected?
2. limitations section should be added in the discussion: retrospective design, small number of
patients ....
3. Table 1: Wt. Loss - better to write withou abbreviation - Weight loss
4.  Heart Burn - Heartburn
5. Table 4- please correct, Albumen to Albumin
6. please add data regarding quality of Bowel preparation if available.
7. Figure 1- please add upper Egypt and lower Egypt.
Title: Clinical and Endoscopic Characteristics of Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal
Endoscopic Procedures in Egypt: A Nationwide Multicenter Study
Version: 2 Date: 14 Feb 2024
Reviewer's report:
Elbadry et al investigated the clinical  Clinical and Endoscopic Characteristics of Patients
Undergoing Endoscopic Procedures in Egypt: A Nationwide Multicenter Study.
The study is multicenter from different units in Egypt, included 5910 patients.
in the study differences between Upper and Lower Egypt were found in terms of indications and
findings in EGD and colonoscopy.
There are several points that could improve the manuscript:
1. Thu authors should write and explain  if the included procedures were performed electively
or in the emergent setting,  so 19% of the patients had hematoemsis, 17% had melena and 38%
hematochezia,  these proportion is very high for units with elective procedures, or were there
any bias, how were the patients selected?
2. limitations section should be added in the discussion: retrospective design, small number of
patients ....
3. Table 1: Wt. Loss - better to write withou abbreviation - Weight loss
4.  Heart Burn - Heartburn
5. Table 4- please correct, Albumen to Albumin
6. please add data regarding quality of Bowel preparation if available.
7. Figure 1- please add upper Egypt and lower Egypt.
Please review this paper.
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Title: Clinical and Endoscopic Characteristics of Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal
Endoscopic Procedures in Egypt: A Nationwide Multicenter Study
Version: 2 Date: 14 Feb 2024
Reviewer's report:
Elbadry et al investigated the clinical  Clinical and Endoscopic Characteristics of Patients
Undergoing Endoscopic Procedures in Egypt: A Nationwide Multicenter Study.
The study is multicenter from different units in Egypt, included 5910 patients.
in the study differences between Upper and Lower Egypt were found in terms of indications and
findings in EGD and colonoscopy.
There are several points that could improve the manuscript:
1. Thu authors should write and explain  if the included procedures were performed electively
or in the emergent setting,  so 19% of the patients had hematoemsis, 17% had melena and 38%
hematochezia,  these proportion is very high for units with elective procedures, or were there
any bias, how were the patients selected?
2. limitations section should be added in the discussion: retrospective design, small number of
patients ....
3. Table 1: Wt. Loss - better to write withou abbreviation - Weight loss
4.  Heart Burn - Heartburn
5. Table 4- please correct, Albumen to Albumin
6. please add data regarding quality of Bowel preparation if available.
7. Figure 1- please add upper Egypt and lower Egypt.
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