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Filter by:Henoch Schönlein purpura (HSP) is the most common type of vasculitis in children, with an incidence of ~10/100,000, whereas >90% of the patients develop symptoms at <10 years of age. Although HSP is generally a self-limiting disease, it may also lead to severe complications, such as intestinal intussusception, infarction and perforation, as well as end-stage renal disease. The management of HSP includes symptomatic treatment and immunosuppressive therapy in certain patients. Previous retrospective studies have reported that most patients with gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms may benefit from early usage of glucocorticoid, whereas there are still a part of HSP patients with GI did not achieved remission after administering of steroid. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the clinical features of refractory GI HSP and the clinical outcome of mycophenolate mofetil in these patients.
Gastrointestinal Emergency Surgery: Evaluation of Morbidity and Mortality
The purpose of this retrospective chart-review registry study is to evaluate the safety profile, efficacy profile and cost-effectiveness of the various therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) procedures (for benign and malignant gastrointestinal disorders). 1. To assess the clinical and technical success rates of EUS-Guided interventions 2. To document the impact of therapeutic EUS procedures on the management of gastrointestinal disorders including malignancies through cost effective analyses. 3. Compare endoscopic interventions to non-endoscopic interventions for the same clinical indications and evaluate safety and efficacy.
The incidence of gastrointestinal diseases is high in intensive care unit (intensive care unit,ICU). In critically ill patients, the intestinal tract is the "engine" of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome,MODS) and a component of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, which is closely related to the poor prognosis of critically ill patients. In 2012, the abdominal working group of the European Association of critical Care Medicine (the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine,ESICM) put forward the concept of "acute gastrointestinal injury" (acute gastrointestinal injury,AGI), which was defined as gastrointestinal dysfunction caused by acute disease in critically ill patients. However, the grading system is complex and general, which does not reflect other gastrointestinal functions such as endocrine, immunity, barrier and so on, and lacks the support of objective laboratory results. When patients with acute gastrointestinal injury, gastrointestinal digestion and absorption, endocrine, immunity, barrier function are affected in varying degrees. The levels of indexes reflecting gastrointestinal digestion and absorption, endocrine and immunity were different among different AGI grades. The purpose of this study was to observe the characteristics of AGI bowel sounds in critically ill patients with ICU by digital continuous bowel sound monitoring, and to explore the clinical value of bowel sounds characteristics in AGI of critically ill patients combined with the changes of biomarkers of gastrointestinal injury.
The aim of this randomized, crossover clinical trial is to determine the efficacy of a gut microbiota-targeted nutritional intervention containing a blend of fermentable fibers and polyphenols (FP) for mitigating increases in GI permeability, and decrements in immune function and neuropsychologic performance following rapid ascent to simulated high altitude. Fifteen healthy young adults will participate in each of three study phases that include a 14-day supplementation period in which participants will consume 1 of 2 supplement bars: placebo (PL, will be consumed during 2 phases) and FP supplementation (will be consumed during one phase only). During the final 2-d of each phase, participants will live in a hypobaric chamber under sea level or high altitude conditions.
Long-term DAPT is recommended after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with coronary artery disease. However, antiplatelet therapy may have adverse consequences, the most common of which is gastrointestinal mucosal injury with ulceration and bleeding. The extent to which an an abbreviated DAPT strategy reduces gastrointestinal mucosal injury has not been studied, principally due to the lack of sensitive, noninvasive measurements capable of detecting gastrointestinal injury.ANKON® magnetically controlled capsule endoscopy (AMCE) is a non-invasive, active controlled system which affords assessment of the stomach and entire small intestine.The current randomized study will assess gastrointestinal mucosal injury and bleeding via AMCE in patients on three different antiplatelet regimens and establish a gastrointestinal mucosal injury scoring system which may prove useful in guiding optimal antiplatelet agent usage after PCI.
Emergent abdominal surgeries have very high rate of wound contamination due to exposure to bacteria from GI tract. There are several different approaches to wound management in these patients including wet-to-dry dressing or application vacuum assisted device on the wound. The investigators propose using the vacuum assisted device with Dakin's solution on patients undergoing emergency surgery for hollow viscus perforation installed immediately at the end of operation and remained there for the first 3 postoperative days, followed by delayed primary closure on postoperative day 4. The investigators believe this technique can achieve earlier wound closure, decrease patient discomfort, improve cost savings, and potentially standardize and revolutionize the investigators management of heavily contaminated wounds.
laparoscopy has been increasingly applied in patients with abdominal trauma , as an diagnostic and therapeutic modality. However, its clinical benefits are still under evaluation. The aim of this study is to prospectively assess the feasibility and safety of this technique in the management of traumatic gastrointestinal injury.