Hepatic steatosis is a common incidental finding on abdominal imaging that is not always reported or recognized as having clinical significance. Because of its association with liver disease, cirrhosis, and diabetes, the aim of this study was to bring attention to this finding and provide clinical guidance to referring clinicians by inserting standardized text into … Continue reading Opportunistic Screening of Patients for Hepatic #Steatosis: Clinical Follow-Up and Diagnostic Yield
Category: Gastroenterology
Aims1) Estimate the effect of extended-release naltrexone compared with placebo on alcohol consumption in patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD). 2) Conduct pre-planned subgroup analyses to test whether being abstinent when initiating treatment (lead-in abstinence) or the duration of treatment improves treatment efficacy. DesignSystematic review and random effects meta-analysis of blinded randomized placebo-controlled trials reporting … Continue reading Effect of Extended-Release #Naltrexone on #Alcohol Consumption: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Incidence of early-onset (younger than 50 years of age) colorectal cancer (CRC) is increasing in many countries. Thus, elucidating the role of traditional CRC risk factors in early-onset CRC is a high priority. We sought to determine whether risk factors associated with late-onset CRC were also linked to early-onset CRC and whether association patterns differed by … Continue reading Nongenetic Determinants of Risk for Early-Onset #Colorectal Cancer
Enteral ventilation (EVA) enabled systemic oxygenation in mammaliansEVA improved survival and behaviors in pre-clinical models of respiratory failureEVA yielded no major signs of complications in pre-clinical modelsEVA may serve as a transformative approach in respiratory failure patients Context and significanceThe SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has overwhelmed the clinical need for ventilators and artificial lungs, resulting in a … Continue reading Mammalian enteral #ventilation ameliorates respiratory failure
