The activities of a dietitian-led gastroenterology clinic using extended scope of practice

Table 2 Patient outcomes by site of symptom/condition^a

	Total (n)	Lower GI^b	Upper GI^c	Other^d
Initial, attended
- n (%)	60 (72)	37 (75)	30 (76)	5 (71)
- Age in years median (range)	51 (18–86)	51 (18–83)	50 (18–74)	61 (24–86)
Review, attended - n (%)	24 (75)	17 (74)	8 (72)	1 (50)
Extended scope implemented - n (%)	94 (63)	58 (85)	46 (68)	6 (75)

^aSome patients presented with more than one condition/symptom and received more than one management outcome
The below n values refer to presenting conditions/symptoms in the initial consultation only
^bAbdominal pain (n = 20), previous colonoscopy (n = 17), rectal bleed (n = 8), constipation (n = 7), diarrhoea (n = 5), bowel cancer (n = 2), altered bowel habits (n = 1), bloating (n = 1), irritable bowel syndrome (n = 1), food intolerance (n = 1)
^cGastroesophageal (n = 16), previous upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (n = 8), nausea/vomiting, (n = 5), dysphagia (n = 4), epigastric pain (n = 4), gastric ulcer (n = 3), upper gastrointestinal pain (n = 2), Barrett’s oesophagus (n = 2), oesophageal varices (n = 1), hiatus hernia (n = 1), hematemesis (n = 1), oesophageal stricture (n = 1)
^dAnaemia (n = 1), high C-reactive protein (n = 1), high erythrocyte sedimentation rate (n = 1), high urea and electrolytes (n = 1), gall stones (n = 3), cholesterol polyps (n = 1), fatty liver (n = 1), biliary colic (n = 1

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