Gastrointestinal Surgery (all articles)
AGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on Management of Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia
13 Dec, 2019 | 10:23h | UTCAGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on Management of Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia – Gastroenterology (free PDF)
News Release: AGA releases guideline on management of gastric intestinal metaplasia – American Gastroenterological Association (free)
Guideline: Duodeno-pancreatic and Extrahepatic Biliary Tree Trauma
12 Dec, 2019 | 08:30h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Effectiveness of Management Strategies for Uninvestigated Dyspepsia
12 Dec, 2019 | 08:15h | UTCCommentary: Managing Dyspepsia with “Test and Treat” Ranked Best Strategy – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
#BMJResearch on the effectiveness of management strategies for uninvestigated dyspepsia found that testing for H pylori and eradication treatment in those who test positive ranked first but was not superior to other strategies @alex_ford12399 https://t.co/tmpbSCfjpc
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) December 11, 2019
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Endoscopic vs. Surgical Myotomy in Patients with Idiopathic Achalasia
9 Dec, 2019 | 01:40h | UTCEndoscopic or Surgical Myotomy in Patients with Idiopathic Achalasia – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Establishment of a New Gold Standard for Achalasia Treatment – Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (free) AND Less Invasive Approach as Good as Surgery for Achalasia – MedPage Today (free registration required)
ASH Guideline: Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Surgical Hospitalized Patients
5 Dec, 2019 | 11:29h | UTCRelated: European guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis – European Journal of Anaesthesiology (comprehensive resource on the subject) AND American Society of Hematology 2018 Guidelines for Management of Venous Thromboembolism: Prophylaxis for Hospitalized and Nonhospitalized Medical Patients (free)
Guideline: Post-polypectomy and Post-colorectal Cancer Resection Surveillance
4 Dec, 2019 | 08:30h | UTCRelated Studies: Association of Colonoscopy Adenoma Findings With Long-term Colorectal Cancer Incidence – JAMA (free) AND Long-term Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Related Death After Adenoma Removal in a Large, Community-based Population – Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Baseline Colonoscopy Findings Associated with 10-Year Outcomes in a Screening Cohort Undergoing Colonoscopy Surveillance – Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Reviews: Optimizing post‐polypectomy surveillance: A practical guide for the endoscopist – Digestive Endoscopy (free) AND Optimal Colonoscopy Surveillance Interval after Polypectomy – Clinical Endoscopy (free)
Related Guidelines: Endoscopic surveillance after surgical or endoscopic resection for colorectal cancer: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and European Society of Digestive Oncology (ESDO) Guideline – Endoscopy (free) AND Guidelines for Colonoscopy Surveillance After Screening and Polypectomy: A Consensus Update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer (free) AND Korean Guidelines for Postpolypectomy Colonoscopy Surveillance – Digestive Endoscopy (free) AND Colorectal cancer surveillance after index colonoscopy: Guidance from the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (free) AND Post-polypectomy colonoscopy surveillance: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline (free)
Guidelines for the Management of Hereditary Colorectal Cancer
4 Dec, 2019 | 08:28h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Clinical Practice Guideline on Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Individuals With a Family History of Nonhereditary Colorectal Cancer or Adenoma: The Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Banff Consensus – Gastroenterology (free) AND Endoscopic management of Lynch syndrome and of familial risk of colorectal cancer: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline – Endoscopy (free)
State of the Art: Management of Severe Acute Pancreatitis
3 Dec, 2019 | 01:38h | UTCManagement of severe acute pancreatitis – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
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)
Related Commentary on Twitter
The risks, measurements of severity, and management of severe acute pancreatitis and its complications have evolved rapidly over the past decade. What have we learnt from new evidence? #BMJEducation https://t.co/spDjWh8jRN
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) December 2, 2019
Preoperative and Postoperative Recommendations to Surgical Wound Care Interventions: A Systematic Meta-review of Cochrane Reviews
26 Nov, 2019 | 07:39h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Similar Survival Outcomes After Laparoscopy-assisted Distal Gastrectomy vs. Open Distal Gastrectomy for Clinical Stage I Gastric Cancer
26 Nov, 2019 | 07:59h | UTCSurvival outcomes after laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy versus open distal gastrectomy with nodal dissection for clinical stage IA or IB gastric cancer (JCOG0912): a multicentre, non-inferiority, phase 3 randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Commentary on Twitter
New online – survival outcomes after laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy versus open distal gastrectomy with nodal dissection for clinical stage IA or IB #gastriccancer (JCOG0912 trial) – https://t.co/SMUsDqKMS7 #SoMe4Surg #stcsm pic.twitter.com/WHyrgZSTUe
— The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (@LancetGastroHep) November 20, 2019
Guidelines on Therapeutics in Crohn’s Disease: Surgical Treatment
26 Nov, 2019 | 07:37h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Low-volume Cleansing Regimens Appears as Effective as High-volume for Colonoscopy
24 Nov, 2019 | 20:54h | UTCLow-volume bowel prep appears as effective as high-volume for colonoscopy – ACP Gastroenterology (free)
Original Study: Efficacy and Tolerability of High- vs Low-Volume Split-Dose Bowel Cleansing Regimens for Colonoscopy: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Meta-Analysis: Early vs. Delayed Surgery After Short-course Radiotherapy for Rectal Cancer
24 Nov, 2019 | 20:41h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Gastric Bypass Superior to Sleeve Gastrectomy for Remission of Type 2 Diabetes
21 Nov, 2019 | 07:56h | UTCGastric bypass versus sleeve gastrectomy in patients with type 2 diabetes (Oseberg): a single-centre, triple-blind, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Commentary on Twitter
New online: #Gastric #bypass versus #sleeve #gastrectomy in patients with type 2 #diabetes (Oseberg): a single-centre, triple-blind, randomised controlled trial https://t.co/DjBQNZf3NR #T2DM #bariatric #metabolic #surgery pic.twitter.com/PgFlPoChmj
— The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (@TheLancetEndo) October 31, 2019
Systematic Review: Computed Tomography for Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis in Adults
20 Nov, 2019 | 10:34h | UTCComputed tomography for diagnosis of acute appendicitis in adults – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: How accurate is computed tomography for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in adults? – Cochrane Library (free)
Guideline: Advanced Imaging for Detection and Differentiation of Colorectal Neoplasia
18 Nov, 2019 | 00:33h | UTC
Current Management of Barrett Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
18 Nov, 2019 | 00:24h | UTCRelated: Review: Barrett Esophagus (free guidelines and review on the subject)
Meta-Analysis: Outcomes at Follow-up of Negative Colonoscopy in Average Risk Population
15 Nov, 2019 | 10:25h | UTCRelated Guidelines: ACP Guideline: Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Asymptomatic Average-Risk Adults (free) AND BMJ Guideline: Colorectal Cancer Screening with Fecal Immunochemical Testing, Sigmoidoscopy or Colonoscopy (new guideline suggesting a more selective approach to screening) AND Colorectal cancer screening for average‐risk adults: 2018 guideline update from the American Cancer Society (recent guideline with recommendation to start screening at 45 years, with links to guidelines from other organizations)
“Our findings suggest that 10 year intervals for colonoscopy screening after a negative colonoscopy, as currently recommended, may be adequate”
Review: Post-operative Abdominal Infections: Epidemiology, Operational Definitions, and Outcomes
15 Nov, 2019 | 10:14h | UTCRelated Guidelines: The management of intra-abdominal infections from a global perspective: 2017 WSES guidelines – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free) AND Management of intra-abdominal infections: recommendations by the WSES 2016 consensus conference – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free) AND The Surgical Infection Society Revised Guidelines on the Management of Intra-Abdominal Infection – Surgical Infections (free) AND The 2018 Lebanese Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Guidelines for the use of antimicrobial therapy in complicated intra-abdominal infections in the era of antimicrobial resistance – BMC Infectious Diseases (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Secondary Surgical Cytoreduction Not Beneficial for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
14 Nov, 2019 | 10:34h | UTCSecondary Surgical Cytoreduction for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Secondary surgery does not improve overall survival for recurrent ovarian cancer patients – University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (free) AND Second surgery for many ovarian cancers found ineffective – Reuters (free)
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Antibiotic Treatment vs. Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in Adults and Children
14 Nov, 2019 | 10:22h | UTCAntibiotic Treatment and Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in Adults and Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Meta-Analysis: Antibiotic therapy for acute uncomplicated appendicitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis – International Journal of Colorectal Disease (free) AND Antibiotics Versus Surgical Therapy for Uncomplicated Appendicitis (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Antibiotic Therapy versus Appendectomy for Acute Uncomplicated Appendicitis (free study and commentaries)
Related Randomized Trials: Antibiotic Therapy Alone Seems Reasonable for Uncomplicated Appendicitis (free study and commentaries) AND Randomized clinical trial of antibiotic therapy for uncomplicated appendicitis (link to abstract and commentaries)
Related Cohort Study: Study: Nonoperative Management of Uncomplicated Appendicitis (free study and commentary)
Cohort Study: Even Minor Surgical Procedures Are Associated with High Risk for Patients with Frailty
14 Nov, 2019 | 10:19h | UTCAssociation of Preoperative Patient Frailty and Operative Stress With Postoperative Mortality – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Looking Beyond Mortality Among Older Adults Who Are Frail and Considering Surgical Intervention – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period) AND No such thing as a low-risk surgery for frail patients – Vanderbilt University Medical Center (free) AND Even low-stress surgery can be fatal for frail patients, study finds – University of Texas Health Center at San Antonio (free)
Guidelines for The Perioperative Nutrition, Metabolic, And Nonsurgical Support of Patients Undergoing Bariatric Procedures
12 Nov, 2019 | 11:26h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Intravenous vs. Intravenous/Oral Antibiotics for Perforated Appendicitis in Pediatric Patients
10 Nov, 2019 | 13:34h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial Suggests Possible Harm from Perioperative Probiotics Among Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Operation
8 Nov, 2019 | 07:49h | UTCRandomized Trial of Perioperative Probiotics Among Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Operation – Journal of the American College of Surgeons (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
“A significantly higher readmission rate was observed among those exposed to probiotics. Additional studies remain warranted.”