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Guideline newly recommends biomarkers to monitor Crohn's disease

The American Gastroenterological Association offered advice on using blood and stool tests to monitor inflammation and reduce the frequency of invasive endoscopy.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/22/1.htm
22 Dec 2023

Fenofibrate may augment treatment for primary biliary cholangitis

Adding fenofibrate to ursodeoxycholic acid significantly increased the likelihood of biochemical response and normalization of alkaline phosphatase levels, a small trial in China found.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/17/3.htm
17 Nov 2023

EHR-based clinical pathway may improve care for advanced liver disease in type 2 diabetes

A trial in Asia found that automated calculation of fibrosis scores and electronic reminder messages to clinicians increased referrals of patients with abnormal results to appropriate care, although subsequent diagnosis of advanced liver disease was uncommon.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/25/3.htm
25 Aug 2023

Lactated Ringer's associated with better outcomes from acute pancreatitis

Patients who received only lactated Ringer's during their first 24 hours of hospitalization had about half the odds of moderately severe or severe pancreatitis as those who received only normal saline, according to a prospective international study.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/28/2.htm
28 Jul 2023

Lack of follow-up common for rectal bleeding in primary care

A retrospective cohort study found that 22.3% of patients didn't get timely workup for rectal bleeding; among that cohort, 36% had no follow-up procedure ordered and 44% had one ordered but not scheduled or scheduled but not completed.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/17/1.htm
17 Nov 2023

Less frequent dosing of bismuth quadruple therapy appears effective for H. pylori therapy

A study of Spanish patients found that single-capsule bismuth quadruple therapy administered three times a day was more effective for treating Helicobacter pylori than four times a day, with no differences in adherence or safety.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/28/3.htm
28 Jul 2023

IBD increases long-term stroke risk, study finds

A Swedish study found that patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) were at higher risk for incident stroke, especially ischemic stroke, versus matched controls and versus their siblings for up to 25 years.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/23/3.htm
23 Jun 2023

Clinical practice update offers recommendations on noninvasive testing for NAFLD

Noninvasive tests have the potential to significantly enhance the care of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) by improving detection of advanced fibrosis, according to the American Gastroenterological Association.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/25/1.htm
25 Aug 2023

Clinical practice update focuses on belching, bloating, distention

The American Gastroenterological Association offered 15 best practices for physicians caring for patients with these common GI symptoms.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/28/1.htm
28 Jul 2023

Rise in liver disease deaths not fully explained by metabolic syndrome or alcohol use

An analysis of the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and alcohol use in the U.S. between 1999 and 2018 found that while the proportion of patients with metabolic syndrome and nonheavy alcohol use grew the most, liver disease increased the most among those who drank heavily.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/26/3.htm
26 May 2023

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