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International consensus recommendations on the management of patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Description: A multidisciplinary group of 34 experts from 15 countries developed this update
and expansion of the recommendations on the management of acute nonvariceal upper …
and expansion of the recommendations on the management of acute nonvariceal upper …
Use of gastric acid–suppressive agents and the risk of community-acquired Clostridium difficile–associated disease
ContextRecent reports suggest an increasing occurrence and severity of Clostridium difficile–associated
disease. We assessed whether the use of gastric acid–suppressive agents is …
disease. We assessed whether the use of gastric acid–suppressive agents is …
Obesity and colorectal cancer
Excess body weight, as defined by the body mass index (BMI), has been associated with
several diseases and includes subjects who are overweight (BMI≥25–29.9 kg/m 2 ) or obese (…
several diseases and includes subjects who are overweight (BMI≥25–29.9 kg/m 2 ) or obese (…
American Gastroenterological Association Institute guideline on initial management of acute pancreatitis
(AGA) on the initial management of acute pancreatitis (AP). The guideline was developed
by the AGA’s Clinical Practice Guideline Committee and approved by the AGA Governing …
by the AGA’s Clinical Practice Guideline Committee and approved by the AGA Governing …
Optimizing adequacy of bowel cleansing for colonoscopy: recommendations from the US multi-society task force on colorectal cancer
DA Johnson, AN Barkun, LB Cohen… - Official journal of the …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United
States (1) Colonoscopy can prevent CRC by the detection and removal of precancerous …
States (1) Colonoscopy can prevent CRC by the detection and removal of precancerous …
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography: a meta-analysis of test performance in suspected biliary disease
…, L Joseph, C Reinhold, AN Barkun - Annals of internal …, 2003 - acpjournals.org
Background: Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is one of many newer
noninvasive tests that can image the biliary tree. Purpose: To precisely estimate the overall …
noninvasive tests that can image the biliary tree. Purpose: To precisely estimate the overall …
Management of acute bleeding from a peptic ulcer
The mortality associated with acute bleeding from a peptic ulcer remains high (5 to 10%),
and the condition accounts for more than 400,000 hospital admissions per year in the United …
and the condition accounts for more than 400,000 hospital admissions per year in the United …
Bile duct obstruction and choledocholithiasis: diagnosis with MR cholangiography.
L Guibaud, PM Bret, C Reinhold, M Atri, AN Barkun - Radiology, 1995 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To evaluate the accuracy of magnetic resonance (MR) cholangiopancreatography
in the diagnosis of bile duct obstruction. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred …
in the diagnosis of bile duct obstruction. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred …
ACG clinical guideline: upper gastrointestinal and ulcer bleeding
L Laine, AN Barkun, JR Saltzman… - Official journal of the …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
We performed systematic reviews addressing predefined clinical questions to develop
recommendations with the GRADE approach regarding management of patients with overt upper …
recommendations with the GRADE approach regarding management of patients with overt upper …
Management of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding: guideline recommendations from the International Consensus Group
… For this guideline, the evidence was derived mainly from the 2009 reviews by Laine and
McQuaid (64) and Barkun and colleagues (65), which were updated via new literature searches …
McQuaid (64) and Barkun and colleagues (65), which were updated via new literature searches …