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Clostridioides Difficile: Diagnosis and Treatments

21 Aug, 2019 | 08:40h | UTC

Clostridioides difficile: diagnosis and treatments – The BMJ (free for a limited period)

Related Guidelines: IDSA Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children (free) AND 2019 update of the WSES guidelines for management of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection in surgical patients – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free) AND Consensus on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Clostridium difficile infection – Revista de Gastroenterología de México (free) AND The use of faecal microbiota transplant as treatment for recurrent or refractory Clostridium difficile infection and other potential indications (free) AND Guideline for the Management of Clostridium Difficile Infection in Children and Adolescents With Cancer and Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation Recipients (free) AND Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection and Other Conditions in Children (free)

 

Randomized Trial: Bismuth Subsalicylate Reduces Antibiotic Use Among Adult Outpatients With Diarrhea

18 Aug, 2019 | 21:59h | UTC

Effect of Bismuth Subsalicylate vs Placebo on Use of Antibiotics Among Adult Outpatients With Diarrhea in Pakistan: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Network Open (free)

 

[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Individuals with 1 or 2 Small Adenomas at Baseline Screening Colonoscopy Have a Similar Risk of Advanced Neoplasia over 10 years as Individuals with no Baseline Adenomas

14 Aug, 2019 | 08:34h | UTC

Baseline Colonoscopy Findings Associated with 10-Year Outcomes in a Screening Cohort Undergoing Colonoscopy Surveillance – Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Related Study: Colonoscopy Adenoma Findings and Long-term Colorectal Cancer Incidence (free study, commentaries and guidelines on the subject)

Source: NEJM Journal Watch ($)

 

Public Health Policies and Alcohol-related Liver Disease

13 Aug, 2019 | 01:27h | UTC

Public Health Policies and Alcohol-related Liver Disease – JHEP Reports (free)

Related: Treating alcohol-related liver disease from a public health perspective – Journal of Hepatology (free) AND WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2018 (free report and commentaries) AND Alcohol Use and Burden for 195 Countries and Territories – The Lancet (free study and commentaries)

 

ASGE Guideline: Endoscopic Full-thickness Resection and Submucosal Tunnel Endoscopic Resection

13 Aug, 2019 | 01:21h | UTC

ASGE guideline for endoscopic full-thickness resection and submucosal tunnel endoscopic resection – VideoGIE (free)

 

Asian Consensus on Irritable Bowel Syndrome

13 Aug, 2019 | 00:57h | UTC

Second Asian Consensus on Irritable Bowel Syndrome – Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (free)

Related Guidelines: Irritable bowel syndrome in adults: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE – UK) (free) AND AGA Guideline on the Laboratory Evaluation of Functional Diarrhea and Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Adults (IBS-D) – Gastroenterology (free) AND Clinical Practice Guidelines for Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Korea, 2017 Revised Edition (free) AND Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for irritable bowel syndrome – Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) (free)

 

Guideline: Management of Acute Liver Failure

11 Aug, 2019 | 22:27h | UTC

Management of acute liver failure. Clinical guideline from the Catalan Society of Digestology – Gastroenterología y Hepatología (free for a limited period)

Related Guideline: American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Liver Failure – Gastroenterology (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

 

Guidelines for Esophageal Manometry and Esophageal Reflux Monitoring

11 Aug, 2019 | 22:26h | UTC

British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines for oesophageal manometry and oesophageal reflux monitoring – Gut (free)

 

USPSTF Recommends Against Screening for Pancreatic Cancer

7 Aug, 2019 | 08:31h | UTC

Screening for Pancreatic Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (free)

Evidence Report: Screening for Pancreatic Cancer: Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (free)

Editorials: Screening for Pancreatic Cancer – JAMA (free for a limited period) AND Screening for Pancreatic Cancer—Is There Hope? – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period) AND Screening for Pancreatic Cancer Gets a D, But the Student Is Improving – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)

 

Duodenoscopes: These Medical Devices Are Inserted Into 500,000 Patients Each Year — but Are Tough to Sterilize

7 Aug, 2019 | 07:44h | UTC

These Medical Devices Are Inserted Into 500,000 Patients Each Year — but Are Tough to Sterilize – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

Related: Prevention of multidrug-resistant infections from contaminated duodenoscopes: Position Statement of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and European Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (ESGENA) (free) AND An update on gastrointestinal endoscopy-associated infections and their contributing factors – Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials (free) AND Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae and Endoscopy: An Evolving Threat – American Journal of Infection Control (free) AND Hygiene: The Looming Achilles Heel in Endoscopy – Visceral Medicine (free) AND Superbugs on Duodenoscopes: the Challenge of Cleaning and Disinfection of Reusable Devices – Journal of Clinical Microbiology (free) AND Duodenoscope-Associated Infections: Update on an Emerging Problem – Digestive Diseases and Sciences (free)

 

ESMO Guideline: Hereditary Gastrointestinal Cancers

7 Aug, 2019 | 01:15h | UTC

Hereditary gastrointestinal cancers: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up – Annals of Oncology (free PDF)

Related: ACG Clinical Guideline: Genetic Testing and Management of Hereditary Gastrointestinal Cancer Syndromes (free)

 

AGA Guideline on the Laboratory Evaluation of Functional Diarrhea and Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Adults

6 Aug, 2019 | 08:15h | UTC

AGA Guideline on the Laboratory Evaluation of Functional Diarrhea and Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Adults (IBS-D) – Gastroenterology (free)

 

Randomized Trial: Ursodeoxycholic Acid Not Effective for Women with Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy

5 Aug, 2019 | 02:24h | UTC

Ursodeoxycholic acid versus placebo in women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (PITCHES): a randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (free)

Commentary: Ursodeoxycholic acid for intrahepatic cholestasis in pregnancy – The Lancet (free)

 

Celiac Disease: A Comprehensive Current Review

5 Aug, 2019 | 02:09h | UTC

Celiac disease: a comprehensive current review – BMC Medicine (free)

Related Guidelines: European Society for the Study of Coeliac Disease (ESsCD) guideline for coeliac disease and other gluten-related disorders (free) AND ACG Clinical Guidelines: Diagnosis and Management of Celiac Disease (free) AND Coeliac Disease: Recognition, Assessment and Management – NICE Guideline (free)

 

Short Review: Pulmonary Complications in Liver Disease

5 Aug, 2019 | 01:51h | UTC

Pulmonary complications in liver disease – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

Related Reviews: Hepatopulmonary syndrome and portopulmonary hypertension: recent knowledge in pathogenesis and overview of clinical assessment – Liver International (free) AND Pulmonary complications of hepatic diseases – World Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND Pulmonary Vascular Complications of Liver Disease – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (free)

 

Position Statement: Use of Cannabis in Gastroenterological and Hepatic Disorders

2 Aug, 2019 | 00:48h | UTC

Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Position Statement: Use of Cannabis in Gastroenterological and Hepatic Disorders – Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (free)

 

Guideline: Diet and Inflammatory Bowel Disease

2 Aug, 2019 | 00:03h | UTC

Diet and inflammatory bowel disease: The Asian Working Group guidelines – Indian Journal of Gastroenterology (free)

 

Consensus on Non-cardiac Chest Pain

1 Aug, 2019 | 08:52h | UTC

The Mexican consensus on non-cardiac chest pain – Revista de Gastroenterología de México (free)

Related Reviews: Non-Cardiac Chest Pain – Visceral Medicine (free) AND Review article: the current treatment of non‐cardiac chest pain – Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics (free)

 

Observational Study Suggests Use of Acid-Suppressing Drugs May Increase the Risk of Allergies

1 Aug, 2019 | 07:37h | UTC

Country-wide medical records infer increased allergy risk of gastric acid inhibition – Nature Communications (free)

Commentaries: Stomach-protecting medicines can trigger allergies – Medical University of Vienna (free) AND Acid-Suppressing Drugs Tied to Later Use of Anti-Allergy Drugs – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Your heartburn drugs may be giving you allergies, study suggests – CNN (free)

 

Meta-Analysis: Infection Rate Among Nutritional Therapies for Acute Pancreatitis

31 Jul, 2019 | 01:15h | UTC

Infection rate among nutritional therapies for acute pancreatitis: A systematic review with network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – PLOS One (free)

Related Meta-Analysis: Efficacy comparisons of enteral nutrition and parenteral nutrition in patients with severe acute pancreatitis: a meta-analysis from randomized controlled trials – Bioscience Reports (free) AND Enteral nutrition provided within 48 hours after admission in severe acute pancreatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis – Medicine (free)

Related Guidelines: 2019 WSES guidelines for the management of severe acute pancreatitis – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free) AND American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on Initial Management of Acute Pancreatitis (free) AND Pancreatitis – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND American College of Gastroenterology Guideline: Management of Acute Pancreatitis (free)

 

The Management of Diverticulitis: A Review of the Guidelines

30 Jul, 2019 | 01:32h | UTC

The management of diverticulitis: a review of the guidelines – Medical Journal of Australia (free for a limited period)

Related Guidelines: American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on the Management of Acute Diverticulitis (free) AND EAES and SAGES 2018 consensus conference on acute diverticulitis management: evidence-based recommendations for clinical practice (free) AND Guidelines for Colonic Diverticular Bleeding and Colonic Diverticulitis: Japan Gastroenterological Association (free) AND Colorectal surgeon consensus with diverticulitis clinical practice guidelines (free) AND WSES Guidelines for the management of acute left sided colonic diverticulitis in the emergency setting (free) AND The Mexican Consensus on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticular Disease of the Colon (free)

 

[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Continuous Anticoagulation and Cold Snare Polypectomy vs. Heparin Bridging and Hot Snare Polypectomy in Patients on Anticoagulants with Subcentimeter Polyps

30 Jul, 2019 | 01:18h | UTC

Continuous Anticoagulation and Cold Snare Polypectomy Versus Heparin Bridging and Hot Snare Polypectomy in Patients on Anticoagulants With Subcentimeter Polyps: A Randomized Controlled Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Trial demonstrates noninferiority of cold snare polyp removal for patients on anticoagulation – ACP Gastroenterologist (free) AND Cold snare polypectomy with continuous anticoagulant use does not increase bleeding risk – 2 Minute Medicine (free)

 

Related Commentary on Twitter

 

FDA Safety Alert: Drug to Treat Ulcerative Colitis and Arthritis May Increase the Risk of Blood Clots and Death with Higher Dose

29 Jul, 2019 | 20:19h | UTC

FDA Drug Safety Communication: FDA approves Boxed Warning about increased risk of blood clots and death with higher dose of arthritis and ulcerative colitis medicine tofacitinib (Xeljanz, Xeljanz XR) – U.S. Food & Drug Administration (free)

Commentary: Boxed Warnings Added to Drug for Ulcerative Colitis, Arthritis – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

 

Hepatic Abscess: Pearls for Emergency Medicine Clinicians

29 Jul, 2019 | 20:00h | UTC

Hepatic Abscess: Pearls for Emergency Medicine Clinicians – emDocs (free)

Related: Therapy of Liver Abscesses – Visceral Medicine (free) AND The Evolving Nature of Hepatic Abscess: A Review – Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology (free)

 

[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Early TIPS vs. Standard Treatment for Acute Variceal Bleeding in Patients with Advanced Cirrhosis

29 Jul, 2019 | 19:56h | UTC

Early TIPS with covered stents versus standard treatment for acute variceal bleeding in patients with advanced cirrhosis: a randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

Related Commentary on Twitter

 

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