Daily Archives: July 17, 2016

Inpatient gastrointestinal (GI) issues account for 10 of the top 100 diagnoses billed to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; these often lead to GI consultation. While these consults generate testing recommendations, studies have shown high… Continue reading →

Current guidelines suggest prophylactic antibiotics should be administered 30 minutes before percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) placement in order to reduce gastrostomy site infections. We observed variations in administration of prophylactic an… Continue reading →

Medical training has increasingly focused on standardization to improve communication and reduce medical errors. In gastroenterology training programs, the need for clear interpersonal communication is heightened by the high acuity of patients and the … Continue reading →

Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) is common and carries substantial morbidity. While the available literature recommends placement of 2 large-bore intravenous lines (2LBIV) in every patient presenting with GIB, the adherence to and impact of this recomme… Continue reading →

Inadequate bowel preparation hampers visualization during colonoscopy, leading to missed lesions and the need to repeat screening colonoscopy. Patient perceptions and motivations can influence the quality of the bowel preparation as well as the likelih… Continue reading →

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are part of the standard of therapy in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) recommend PPI use. In the … Continue reading →

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Multiple factors can predispose to poor bowel preparation (BP), which impairs adequate mucosal evaluation with colonoscopy and decreases safety of procedure. Despite split-dose BP, there are still a significant number of patients with poor BP. We perfo… Continue reading →

Gastroenterology is the premiere journal in the field of gastrointestinal disease and is led by an internationally renowned board of editors. As the official journal of the AGA Institute, Gastroenterology delivers up-to-date and authoritative coverag… Continue reading →