Gastroenterology (all articles)
Review: Advances in Understanding and Managing Acute Pancreatitis
26 Jul, 2018 | 17:33h | UTCRecent advances in understanding and managing acute pancreatitis – F1000 Research (free)
Cohort Study: Mortality Due to Cirrhosis and Liver Cancer in the United States
20 Jul, 2018 | 03:26h | UTCCommentaries: A Spike In Liver Disease Deaths Among Young Adults Fueled By Alcohol – NPR (free) AND Alcohol-related liver failure deaths rising among U.S. young adults – Reuters (free) AND More Americans Are Dying of Cirrhosis and Liver Cancer – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Clinical Evidence Synopsis: Probiotics to Prevent Clostridium difficile Infection in Patients Receiving Antibiotics
20 Jul, 2018 | 03:23h | UTCProbiotics to Prevent Clostridium difficile Infection in Patients Receiving Antibiotics – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Original Article: Probiotics for the prevention of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in adults and children – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Summary: The use of probiotics to prevent Clostridium difficile diarrhea associated with antibiotic use (free)
Related Meta-Analysis: Timely Use of Probiotics in Hospitalized Adults Prevents Clostridium difficile Infection (free)
ESMO Guideline: Management of Constipation in Advanced Cancer
20 Jul, 2018 | 03:06h | UTC
Systematic Review: Harms Reporting in Trials with Probiotics
20 Jul, 2018 | 02:48h | UTCHarms Reporting in Randomized Controlled Trials of Interventions Aimed at Modifying Microbiota: A Systematic Review – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Reporting on risks often inadequate for prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics – ACP Internist (free) AND Probiotics studies often don’t disclose safety data or risks, report finds – STAT (free) AND Safety of Probiotic Supplements Is Not Guaranteed, Study Says – Consumer Reports (free)
“How to make an intervention safe? Don’t report the adverse events”. (via @EricTopol see Tweet)
Cohort Study: Occult Blood in Feces is Associated with All-cause and Non-colorectal Cancer Mortality
20 Jul, 2018 | 02:46h | UTCOccult blood in faeces is associated with all-cause and non-colorectal cancer mortality – Gut (free)
Commentaries: FOB associated with rise in all-cause mortality – OnMedica (free) AND 3 key findings from Gut study on all-cause mortality associated with occult blood in stool – GI & Endoscopy (free) AND Fecal Occult Blood Flags Risks Beyond Colon Cancer – MedPage Today (free)
Review: Management of Refractory Cirrhotic Ascites
20 Jul, 2018 | 01:54h | UTCManagement of refractory cirrhotic ascites: challenges and solutions – Hepatic Medicine (free)
Infographic: Testing for Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
13 Jul, 2018 | 03:03h | UTCTesting for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease -The BMJ (free PDF)
Consensus Statement: Testing for Helicobacter pylori Infection
13 Jul, 2018 | 01:43h | UTCCommentary: Houston Consensus Shrinks Gaps in H. Pylori Management – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Review: Cutaneous and Mucosal Manifestations Associated with Celiac Disease
13 Jul, 2018 | 01:10h | UTCCutaneous and Mucosal Manifestations Associated with Celiac Disease – Nutrients (free)
Review: Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
6 Jul, 2018 | 03:13h | UTCAmerican College of Gastroenterology Monograph on Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome – American Journal of Gastroenterology (free for a limited period)
Related guidelines: Irritable bowel syndrome in adults: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Korea, 2017 Revised Edition – Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (free) AND Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for irritable bowel syndrome – Journal of Gastroenterology (free)
Source: NewsWise
Guideline: Nutritional Considerations in Pediatric Pancreatitis
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:57h | UTCCommentary: Pediatric pancreatitis: nutritional care recommendations from ESPGHAN-NASPGHAN – Univadis (free registration required)
Review: Deprescribing Proton Pump Inhibitors
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:41h | UTCDeprescribing Proton Pump Inhibitors – Therapeutics Initiative (free)
Related guidelines: Deprescribing proton pump inhibitors: Evidence-based clinical practice guideline – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND Deprescribing antihyperglycemic agents in older persons: Evidence-based clinical practice guideline – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND Deprescribing antipsychotics for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia and insomnia: Evidence-based clinical practice guideline – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND Deprescribing benzodiazepine receptor agonists – Canadian Family Physician (free)
Review: Imaging of Abnormal Liver Function Tests
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:09h | UTCImaging of abnormal liver function tests – Clinical Liver Disease (free)
ESMO Guideline: Diarrhea in Adult Cancer Patients
24 Jun, 2018 | 19:34h | UTCDiarrhoea in adult cancer patients: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines – Annals of Oncology (free)
Review: Noninvasive Imaging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:12h | UTC
Review: Pancreatic Cystic Lesions
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:10h | UTCPancreatic Cystic Lesions: Pathogenesis and Malignant Potential – Diseases (free)
Review: Quality of Care in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:11h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Morbidity, Mortality, and Long-term Consequences Associated with Diarrhea from Cryptosporidium Infection in Children
22 Jun, 2018 | 01:55h | UTC
Review: Secondary Peritonitis
18 Jun, 2018 | 23:21h | UTCSecondary peritonitis: principles of diagnosis and intervention – The BMJ (free)
Randomized Trial: Bezafibrate in Primary Biliary Cholangitis
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:55h | UTCA Placebo-Controlled Trial of Bezafibrate in Primary Biliary Cholangitis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: A Trial of Bezafibrate in Primary Biliary Cholangitis – NEJM Resident 360 (free) AND Bezafibrate Normalizes Liver Enzymes in PBC – MedPage Today (free registration required)
“In a randomized trial of patients with primary biliary cholangitis, bezafibrate and ursodeoxycholic acid resulted in a higher rate of complete biochemical response than ursodeoxycholic acid alone” (via @NEJM see Tweet with visual abstract)
Perspective: What’s the Harm in Earlier Screening for Colorectal Cancer?
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:22h | UTCWhat’s the harm in earlier screening for colorectal cancer? – Lown Institute (free) (via @kennylinafp)
See Original Guideline: Colorectal Cancer Screening for Average‐risk Adults (free guideline and commentaries)
Open-label Randomized Trial: Long-term Albumin Administration Improves Outcomes in Decompensated Cirrhosis
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:17h | UTCLong-term albumin administration in decompensated cirrhosis (ANSWER): an open-label randomised trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Guideline: Management of Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis
7 Jun, 2018 | 23:22h | UTCPart 1: Ambulatory Care- an Evidence-Based Guideline from ECCO and ESPGHAN – Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (free PDF)
Part 2: Acute Severe Colitis; An Evidence-based Consensus Guideline from ECCO and ESPGHAN – Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (free PDF)
Systematic Review: Interventions for Preventing Upper GI bleeding in the ICU
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:56h | UTCInterventions for preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people admitted to intensive care units – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Summary: Interventions for preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people on intensive care units – Cochrane Library (free)
Related Observational Study: H2 blockers prevented clinically important GI bleeding better than PPIs in ICU patients – ACP Hospitalist (free)