Gastrointestinal endoscopy
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Gastrointest. Endosc. · Jul 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak: what the department of endoscopy should know.
Italy recorded its first case of confirmed acute respiratory illness because of coronavirus on February 18, 2020, soon after the initial reports in China. Since that time, Italy and nations throughout the world have adopted very stringent and severe measures to protect populations from spread of infection. ⋯ Endoscopy departments face significant risk for diffusion of respiratory diseases that can be spread via an airborne route, including aspiration of oral and fecal material via endoscopes. The purpose of this article is to discuss the measures, with specific focus on personal protection equipment and dress code modalities, implemented in our hospital to prevent further dissemination of COVID-19 infection.
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Gastrointest. Endosc. · Jun 2020
Practice Guideline Retraction Of PublicationTEMPORARY REMOVAL: ABE/ASGE position statement on training and privileges for primary endoscopic bariatric therapies.
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Gastrointest. Endosc. · Jun 2020
Practice Guideline Retraction Of PublicationTEMPORARY REMOVAL: Obesity core curriculum.
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Gastrointest. Endosc. · May 2020
Review Meta AnalysisPropofol versus midazolam with or without short-acting opioids for sedation in colonoscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of safety, satisfaction, and efficiency outcomes.
Propofol is increasingly being used for sedation in colonoscopy; however, its benefits over midazolam (± short-acting opioids) are not well quantified. The objective of this study was to compare safety, satisfaction, and efficiency outcomes of propofol versus midazolam (± short-acting opioids) in patients undergoing colonoscopy. ⋯ Both propofol and midazolam (± short-acting opioids) result in high patient satisfaction and appear to be safe for use in colonoscopy. The marginal benefits to propofol are small improvements in satisfaction and recovery time.
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Gastrointest. Endosc. · Apr 2020
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyEffect of individualized feedback on learning curves in EGD and colonoscopy: a cluster randomized controlled trial.
Gastroenterology fellowships need to ensure that trainees achieve competence in upper endoscopy (EGD) and colonoscopy. Because the impact of structured feedback remains unknown in endoscopy training, this study compared the effect of structured feedback with standard feedback on trainee learning curves for EGD and colonoscopy. ⋯ Quarterly feedback in the form of individualized learning curves did not affect learning curves for EGD and colonoscopy in a clinically meaningful manner. (Clinical trial registration number: NCT02891304.).