Impact of the administration of probiotics on the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Siempos II, Ntaidou TK, Falagas ME. Crit Care Med. 2010 Mar;38(3):954-62. BACKGROUND: Previous reviews showed no benefit for the administration of probiotics in critically ill patients, but they did not focus on ventilator-associated pneumonia. DESIGN: Meta-analysis of randomized controlled…
Predicting fibrosis worsening in obese patients with NASH through parenchymal fibronectin, HOMA-IR, and hypertension. Sorrentino P, Terracciano L, D’Angelo S, Ferbo U, Bracigliano A, Vecchione R. Am J Gastroenterol. 2010 Feb;105(2):336-44. Epub 2009 Oct 27. OBJECTIVES: Few published studies have examined the results obtained from repeat liver biopsies in obese patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease…
Venous thromboembolism during active disease and remission in inflammatory bowel disease: a cohort study.Grainge MJ, West J, Card TR. Lancet. 2010 Feb 20;375(9715):657-63. BACKGROUND: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease who develop deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism often have active disease at the time of thromboembolism.
Serious complications within 30 days of screening and surveillance colonoscopy are uncommon. Ko CW, Riffle S, Michaels L, Morris C, Holub J, Shapiro JA, Ciol MA, Kimmey MB, Seeff LC, Lieberman D. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010 Feb;8(2):166-73. Epub 2009 Oct 20. BACKGROUND & AIMS: The risk of serious complications after colonoscopy has important implications for the…
Sustained virologic response prevents the development of esophageal varices in compensated, child-pugh class a hepatitis C virus-induced cirrhosis. A 12-year prospective follow-up study. Bruno S, Crosignani A, Facciotto C, Rossi S, Roffi L, Redaelli A, de Franchis R, Almasio PL, Maisonneuve P. Hepatology. 2010 Jan 27. [Epub ahead of print] The incidence of de novo development…
The efficacy of probiotics in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome: a systematic review P Moayyedi, A C Ford, N J Talley, F Cremonini, A E Foxx-Orenstein, L J Brandt, E M M Quigley. Gut 2010;59 325-332 Introduction Probiotics may benefit irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms, but randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have been conflicting; therefore a…