Tag: Gastrointestinal Problems
ASA: Enhanced Recovery Program Cuts Opioid Use After Colorectal Surgery
Findings show colorectal surgical patients can better manage pain with fewer opioids
Recommendations Updated for Nonvariceal Upper GI Bleeding
Guidelines address preendoscopic, endoscopic, and pharmacologic management
Cognitive Therapy by Phone, Web May Ease Irritable Bowel Symptoms
Mean IBS Symptom Severity Score reduced for telephone-, web-CBT versus treatment as usual
High-Risk Antibiotic Use Linked to Hospital-Associated C. Difficile
High-risk antibiotic use independently predicts hospital-related Clostridioides difficile infection
H. Pylori Treatment May Reduce Gastric Cancer Incidence, Death
Reductions in gastric cancer mortality seen with H. pylori treatment, vitamin, garlic supplementation
Cognitive Therapy by Phone, Web May Ease Irritable Bowel Symptoms
Mean IBS Symptom Severity Score reduced for telephone-, web-CBT versus treatment as usual
Odds of Developing C. Diff Increased in Older Cancer Patients
Risk for Clostridiodes difficile infection significantly greater with diagnosis of liquid tumors
Coffee May Speed Up Recovery of Function After Bowel Surgery
Time to first postoperative bowel movement and length of hospital stay shorter in coffee drinkers
Ranking for Abdominal Surgeries Not Linked to Patient Outcomes
Serious morbidity, in-hospital mortality similar for laparoscopic sx at top-ranked, nonranked hospitals
Substantial Costs Attributable to Hospital-Acquired C. Difficile
Direct costs come from extended length of stay and increased hospitalization costs
