Gastroenterology
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Appendectomy Outcomes in Elderly Compared
Major Finding: The rate of overall morbidity among elderly patients who underwent open appendectomy was 13.4% vs. 8.2% in those who underwent...
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Risk Factors for C. difficile Recurrence Identified
Major Finding: Of 826 children and adults with an initial incident episode of C. difficile infection, 130 (16%) had at least one recurrence. Those...
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Gastroenteritis Deaths Soar, Largely Due to C. difficile, Norovirus
Major Finding: Between 1997 and 2007, all-cause gastroenteritis mortality increased from 25/1,000,000 person-years, to 57/1,000,000, which equates...
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Anesthesia Services for GI Procedures Have Doubled
Major Finding: The proportion of endoscopies and colonoscopies in which anesthesia services were used increased from 14% in 2003 to more than 30%...
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New Method of Gallbladder Drainage Safe, Effective
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Hepatitis C Infection Increasing Among Adolescents, Young Adults
Major Finding: The number of reports of newly recognized confirmed or probable cases of hepatitis C past or present infection among those aged 15-...
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Can a Biomarker Revive Everolimus for Advanced Gastric Cancer?
Major Finding: Everolimus did not significantly improve overall survival, compared with placebo, although it did significantly improve progression...
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Chronic Pancreatitis Linked to Brain Structure Changes
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Medical Management Effective for Intra-Abdominal Abscesses
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C. difficile Infections Hit All-Time High
Major Finding: C. difficile-related deaths increased from 3,000 in 1999-2000 to 14,000 in 2006-2007. Data Source: The data were taken from the...