Corticosteroid treatment and intensive insulin therapy for septic shock in adults: a randomized controlled trial. COIITSS Study Investigators, Annane D, Cariou A, Maxime V, Azoulay E, D’honneur G, Timsit JF, Cohen Y, Wolf M, Fartoukh M, Adrie C, Santré C, Bollaert PE, Mathonet A, Amathieu R, Tabah A, Clec’h C, Mayaud J, Lejeune J, Chevret…
Prospective multicenter performance evaluation of the second-generation colon capsule compared with colonoscopy.Eliakim R, Yassin K, Niv Y, Metzger Y, Lachter J, Gal E, Sapoznikov B, Konikoff F, Leichtmann G, Fireman Z, Kopelman Y, Adler SN. Endoscopy. 2009 Dec;41(12):1026-31. BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: A second-generation capsule endoscopy system, using the PillCam Colon 2, was developed to…
Randomized study of peginterferon-alpha2a plus ribavirin vs peginterferon-alpha2b plus ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C.Rumi MG, Aghemo A, Prati GM, D’Ambrosio R, Donato MF, Soffredini R, Del Ninno E, Russo A, Colombo M. Gastroenterology. 2010 Jan;138(1):108-15. BACKGROUND & AIMS: Ribavirin (RBV) combined with either pegylated interferon (PegIFN) alpha2a or PegIFNalpha2b is the standard of care for…
Protection from right- and left-sided colorectal neoplasms after colonoscopy: population-based study.Brenner H, Hoffmeister M, Arndt V, Stegmaier C, Altenhofen L, Haug U. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2010 Jan 20;102(2):89-95. BACKGROUND: Colonoscopy is used for early detection and prevention of colorectal cancer, but evidence on the magnitude of overall protection and protection according to anatomical site…
Incidence and predictors of bleeding or thrombosis after polypectomy in patients receiving and not receiving anticoagulation therapy. Witt DM, Delate T, McCool KH, Dowd MB, Clark NP, Crowther MA, Garcia DA, Ageno W, Dentali F, Hylek EM, Rector WG; WARPED Consortium. J Thromb Haemost. 2009 Dec;7(12):1982-9. BACKGROUND AND AIMS: To assess the effect of warfarin…
Review article: the modern management of hepatic encephalopathyJ. S. BAJAJ. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 31, 537–547 Background Hepatic encephalopathy, both overt and minimal, forms a continuum of cognitive change in cirrhosis. Strategies to diagnose and treat hepatic encephalopathy have evolved considerably.