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RYGB associated with more alcohol-related hospitalizations than other weight-loss strategies

A recent cohort study compared hospitalizations related to alcohol use disorder and mortality among veterans who received Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery, sleeve gastrectomy, or referral to a weight management program.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/23/3.htm
23 Dec 2022

AGA issues guidance on drug treatment for patients with IBS

Two new clinical practice guidelines from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) provide recommendations on the use of medications to treat irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with constipation and IBS with diarrhea.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/24/1.htm
24 Jun 2022

Patients with mild acute diverticulitis can be safely treated without antibiotics in outpatient setting

Patients who presented to an ED and were randomized to receive only anti-inflammatory and symptomatic treatment had similar rates of hospitalization, return to the ED, and pain control as those who received the usual antibiotic treatment, a Spanish trial found.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/19/2.htm
19 Nov 2021

Review examines drugs, lifestyle treatments for NAFLD

The umbrella review included 27 meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials examining the effectiveness of pharmacological interventions and lifestyle modifications, including diet and exercise, for patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/27/2.htm
27 May 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

Cost may be common factor in drug nonadherence among patients with chronic liver disease

About 25% of 3,237 respondents with chronic liver disease in the National Health Interview Survey from 2014 through 2018 reported not taking their medications as prescribed due to cost.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/06/25/4.htm
25 Jun 2021

NASH management conflicts with guidelines in real-world setting, study finds

Researchers sought to learn how patient characteristics vary by stages of liver scarring and how U.S. physicians manage nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/26/2.htm
26 May 2023

PPI use in the ICU associated with mortality risk

A systematic review and meta-analysis found that critically ill patients who received proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) versus any comparator for stress ulcer prophylaxis had a higher risk for death, especially if they were more severely ill at baseline.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/24/3.htm
24 Jun 2022

Mesalamine moderately useful in IBS, but confidence in evidence is low

The authors of a recent meta-analysis wrote that guidelines for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) management should not recommend the drug until adequately powered studies are available.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/24/3.htm
24 Mar 2023

Bariatric surgery associated with lower risk of obesity-related cancer

An observational study found significant reductions in a composite outcome of 13 cancers and related mortality in patients with a body mass index of 35 kg/m2 or greater who had bariatric surgery in 2004 to 2017, compared to those who did not undergo surgery for their obesity.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/24/2.htm
24 Jun 2022

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