Tag: Gastrointestinal Problems
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
Increase Seen in Cryptosporidiosis Outbreaks From 2007 to 2019
Exposure to treated recreational water accounted for 35.1 percent of outbreaks, 56.7 percent of cases
Rotavirus Vaccine Led to Reduced Disease Prevalence, Season Duration
In postvaccine period, a biennial pattern emerged with alternating years of high, low disease activity
Poor Oral Health Not Linked to Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk
In site-specific analyses, significant correlation seen for poor oral health with hepatocellular carcinoma
FDA Warns of Infections From Fecal Transplants After One Death
Fecal microbiota transplantation is a still-experimental procedure, as yet unapproved by the FDA
Irritable Bowel Symptoms Tied to Intestinal, Brain Abnormalities
Factors have cumulative effect on symptoms as well as on quality of life
Digestive Disease Week, May 18-21
Digestive Disease Week 2019 The annual Digestive Disease Week, sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American Gastroenterological Association,...
DDW: Ingested Button Battery Can Cause Gastric Injury
Eighty-six percent of pediatric patients with BB ingestion had visual evidence of mucosal damage
New App Aids Surgeons in Predicting Hernias After Abdominal Surgery
Real-time risk score predicts incisional hernias following abdominal surgery
