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Treatment algorithm updated for chronic HBV
The recommendations address use of newer therapies and are intended to offer guidance on treating chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection while additional antiviral agents are in development.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/08/27/1.htm
27 Aug 2021
Fatty liver disease associated with increased risk of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization
However, patients who were obese but did not have fatty liver disease were not at increased risk of hospitalization for COVID-19, according to a study of healthy people in a U.K. database who underwent MRI assessment of liver fat markers.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/23/1.htm
23 Apr 2021
Internists may overestimate risks of PPIs, survey suggests
A survey of internists showed that 79% inappropriately recommended stopping proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) in a prevention scenario focusing on high-risk upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/28/3.htm
28 Feb 2020
Liver function tests at admission could help predict mortality from COVID-19
Elevations in aspartate aminotransferase and direct bilirubin levels were significantly more common among patients in China who died of COVID-19 than those who survived to hospital discharge, a retrospective study found.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/22/1.htm
22 Jan 2021
Model may help identify inpatients with inadequate colon cleansing
Odds of inadequate cleansing were higher in patients who were bedridden or constipated, those with diabetes, those taking antipsychotic drugs, and those hospitalized for seven days or longer.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/27/3.htm
27 Mar 2020
Two-year results show continued benefit of phone or web CBT for refractory IBS
Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who had been randomized to receive remote cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) had lower symptom severity scores than those who had received usual care, according to follow-up data from a British trial.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/27/3.htm
27 Sep 2019
ACG lowers suggested age for colorectal cancer screening in updated guidelines
The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) continues to recommend colorectal cancer screening in average-risk adults ages 50 to 75 years but now also suggests it in those ages 45 to 49 years.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/26/1.htm
26 Mar 2021
Cirrhosis puts COVID-19 patients at higher risk of hospitalization, death
An analysis of U.S. veterans with and without cirrhosis who were tested for SARS-CoV-2 this spring found a 30-day mortality rate of 17.1% in patients with both conditions, compared to 2.3% in those with neither COVID-19 nor cirrhosis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/18/1.htm
18 Dec 2020
Sodium polystyrene sulfonate associated with GI events requiring hospitalization in elderly
An accompanying editorial said that based on the risk of gastrointestinal (GI) events found in this retrospective study, sodium polystyrene sulfonate should not be used to reduce serum potassium levels.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/06/28/2.htm
28 Jun 2019
Studies examine effects of EHR nudges, physician uptake on CRC screening
Active choice interventions in an EHR prompted an increase in ordering of cancer screenings but not patient follow-through, while physicians who themselves underwent colorectal cancer (CRC) screening had more patients do so as well.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/22/2.htm
22 Nov 2019