UNA RILETTURA ! LA RICERCA DELLA LETTERATURA: I DATA BASE DISPONIBILI SONO PIU’ DI QUELLO CHE PENSATE! DA”STUDENTS 4 BEST EVIDENCE” (FREE).

Literature searches: what databases are available? Posted on 6th April 2021 by Izabel de Oliveira Many types of research require a search of the medical literature as part of the process of understanding the current evidence or knowledge base. This can be done using one or more biomedical bibliographic databases. [1] Bibliographic databases make the information…

ENCEFALOPATIA EPATICA IN OUTPATIENTS. IL RUOLO DELLA ALBUMINA IN UN RCT IMPORTANTE. LO STUDIO “HEAL”. DAL “J. OF HEPATOLOGY”

A double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial of albumin in outpatients with hepatic encephalopathy: HEAL study Andrew Fagan et al. Highlights • Persistent cognitive impairment affects quality of life in individuals with cirrhosis who have had prior episodes of HE. • We found in a randomized-controlled trial that weekly albumin infusions improved cognition vs. placebo. • Albumin improved quality…

IN ITALIA SI MUORE DI COVID-19 PIU’ CHE NEGLI ALTRI PAESI ? OCCHIO AI DATI! MA NIENTE POLEMICHE FACILI. DA “DOTTORE E’VERO CHE?” PRODOTTO DA FNOMCEO

ROBERTA VILLA  DA FNOMCEO: DOTTORE E’ VERO CHE?   Guardando i dati globali sull’impatto della pandemia nazione per nazione salta all’occhio il prezzo particolarmente alto pagato dall’Italia in termini di vite umane rispetto ad altri Paesi simili. All’autunno del terzo anno di pandemia arriviamo infatti con un carico di circa 180.000 decessi confermati da Covid-19, quasi…

LA MALATTIA DIVERTICOLARE SEGNALA UN AUMENTO DEL RISCHIO DI CANCRO : + 33% (COLON, FEGATO, PANCREAS E POLMONE). UN EDITORIALE IMPORTANTE DAL “J Natl Cancer Inst .” (FREE)

Diverticular disease and cancer risk: More than a gut feeling  Veronika Fedirko et al. Diverticular disease of the colon is among the most common gastrointestinal disorders in Western countries. It is a clinically significant and symptomatic diverticulosis, which is defined by the presence of a pouch-like protrusion of the colonic wall known as diverticula. Diverticular…

MODULARE IL MICROBIOTA NELLE IBD: PRE-,PRO-, SYN-, O POSTBIOTICI? .UNA REVIEW DA “AM. J. OF GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER PHYSIOLOGY”(FREE)

Inflammatory bowel disease therapeutic strategies by modulation of the microbiota: how and when to introduce pre-, pro-, syn- or postbiotics? Amélie Lê et al. ABSTRACT Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), a heterogeneous group of inflammatory conditions that 34 encompass both ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, represent a major public health concern. The etiology of IBD is…

PPI RIDUCONO IL RISCHIO DI EMORRAGIA DIGESTIVA SOTTO ANTICOAGULANTI : UN’OTTIMA META-ANALISI. – 33%. DA “AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE”

Association of Antisecretory Drugs with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients Using Oral Anticoagulants: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Jacob E. Kurlande et al. Abstract Background The role of antisecretory drugs for the prevention of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients using anticoagulants is unclear. We investigated this question in a systematic review and meta-analysis. Methods We…