Search results for "GI bleeding"
In adults with severe acute GI bleeding, tranexamic acid did not reduce death due to bleeding at 5 days
Based on findings from a randomized trial, tranexamic acid is unlikely to confer additional benefit beyond the current standard of care in all patients with severe upper or lower GI bleeding, an ACP Journal Club commentary said.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/23/10.htm
23 Oct 2020
Daily aspirin for primary CVD prevention increased risk for major GI bleeding in healthy older adults
While aspirin is not recommended for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in most adults ages 70 years and older, more research is needed to assess its role in select high-risk populations of older adults, an ACP Journal Club commentary said.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/22/6.htm
22 Jan 2021
Marketing authorized for new device that removes dead pancreatic tissue
The system is the first device indicated to treat patients with walled-off pancreatic necrosis resulting from complications of acute pancreatitis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/22/7.htm
22 Jan 2021
Antibiotic may prevent hepatic encephalopathy after TIPS in patients with cirrhosis
A French trial found that 34% of patients who received rifaximin before and after placement of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) had hepatic encephalopathy versus 53% of those who received placebo, with no differences in adverse events or transplant-free survival.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/26/7.htm
26 Feb 2021
AGA issues guidelines on use of intragastric balloon therapy for patients with obesity
Intragastric balloon therapy can be considered as a weight loss intervention in patients with obesity who have not seen success with conventional therapies, according to the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA).
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/23/2.htm
23 Apr 2021
Rivaroxaban associated with increased risk for GI bleeding compared to other DOACs
A study in Iceland of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) found a higher risk for overall and major GI bleeding with rivaroxaban than with either apixaban or dabigatran.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/10/22/1.htm
22 Oct 2021
Bentonite hemostatic powder noninferior to standard care for GI bleeding
In a single-blind randomized controlled trial, bleeding was controlled within 30 days in 90.1% of adults with acute nonvariceal bleeding on upper GI endoscopy assigned to receive TC-325 versus 81.4% of those assigned to standard treatment.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/12/17/3.htm
17 Dec 2021
AGA clinical practice update offers guidance on PPI deprescribing
All patients taking a proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) should have a regular review and documentation of ongoing indications for use, which should be the responsibility of the primary care clinician, the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) said.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/25/6.htm
25 Feb 2022
New guideline offers recommendations on managing antithrombotic drugs during GI bleeds, endoscopies
The American College of Gastroenterology and the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology offered suggestions for management of patients on warfarin, direct oral anticoagulants, and antiplatelet agents.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/25/1.htm
25 Mar 2022
Manage meds to treat GI bleeding before, after endoscopy
Care of inpatients with GI bleeding is complicated and multidisciplinary, but hospitalists can contribute by starting and stopping the right drugs, according to conference coverage from Internal Medicine Meeting 2022.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/27/6.htm
27 May 2022