Tag: Gastrointestinal Problems
PPI Cuts Risk of Warfarin-Related Upper GI Bleeding
Greatest reduction in risk seen for patients also taking antiplatelet drugs or NSAIDs
Vigorous IV Hydration Regimen Cuts Post-ERCP Pancreatitis Risk
Findings among patients undergoing retrograde cholangiopancreatography
Fecal Microbiota Transplant Cost-Effective for Preventing CDI
Use of nasoduodenal or colorectal FMT would improve quality of life, cut costs versus vancomycin
Colonic Diverticular Disease May Increase Dementia Risk
In large Taiwanese cohort, overall rate of dementia higher in group with disease than in controls
Review Suggests Yoga Beneficial in Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Significantly decreased bowel symptoms, disease severity, anxiety versus conventional treatment
GI Adverse Events Up With GLP-1 Receptor Agonists
Risk varies based on dose, background medications, and type of GLP-1 RA
Timely Antibiotic Administration Cuts Death in Cirrhosis, UGIB
30 percent reduction in 30-day mortality for patients with cirrhosis, upper gastrointestinal bleeding
American College of Gastroenterology, Oct. 14-19
The American College of Gastroenterology's 81st Annual Scientific Meeting The annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology was held from Oct. 14...
Upper Functional GI Disorders Often Overlap With IBS
Most frequent upper functional GI disorders in IBS were functional dyspepsia, belching disorders
Early TIPS Beneficial in Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
In-hospital reductions in rebleeding, mortality with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
