Healio

Surgery should be last resort for lower GI bleeding management

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . LAS VEGAS – A presenter at the ACG Postgraduate Course discussed evidence-based guidelines which reviewed urgent ...
Becker's ASC

32 GI & Endoscopy-Driven Surgery Centers to Know

GI is the most common specialty in terms of case volume and the sixth most popular specialty with management companies, according to data from VMG Health and HealthCare Appraisers. Here are 32 notable ...
Medscape

Combining Upper-Lower GI Screening Feasible, Effective

BERLIN — Pairing a screening or surveillance colonoscopy with a same-day esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) proved feasible and yielded clinically relevant upper gastrointestinal (GI) findings, ...
Healio

Plastic wound protector outperforms gauze in lowering infection risk in open GI surgery

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The surgical site infection rate was 10.9% with the wound protector vs. 20.5% with conventional gauze. There was ...
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Most patients can continue diabetes, weight loss GLP-1 drugs before surgery, those at highest risk for GI problems should follow liquid diet before procedure

CHICAGO – Most patients should continue taking their glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists before elective surgery, suggests new clinical guidance released by the American Society of ...
WebMD

What Is Gastrointestinal Perforation?

‌Gastrointestinal perforation is when a hole develops in your gastrointestinal (GI) tract. This condition can easily have serious complications that could result in death. Early detection and ...