Author Archives: Gastroenterology Journal

Patients with cirrhosis should be immunized against hepatitis A (HAV) & hepatitis B (HBV) as they are high risk for decompensation if infected. Baseline data at the Atlanta VA hepatology clinics demonstrated 75% of veterans with cirrhosis were immune t… Continue reading →

Informed consent is central to the ethical and legal conduct of endoscopic procedures.1 The consent process should allow patients time to make a considered decision about their care. Consent for elective colonoscopy is often obtained immediately prior … Continue reading →

Time constraints during ambulatory visits in subspecialty clinics can lead to abbreviated histories and increased dissatisfaction among fellow trainees. Because outpatient gastroenterology (GI) clinic visits can cover a wide range of digestive complain… Continue reading →

Improving diversity in the biomedical workforce in the United States has been a long-standing goal.1–3 While efforts have been made, the needle has not moved toward this goal regardless whether this pertains to trainees, practicing physicians in gastro… Continue reading →

ASGE proposed dedicated quality metrics for EUS examination. Overall adherence to this quality metrics remains unknown in both academic center as well as in community practice. We aimed to conduct retrospective analysis of EUS practice for pancreatic l… Continue reading →

The structure and content of gastroenterology point-of-care ultrasound curricula in the United States training programs is essentially absent and thus understudied. Available data suggests that antral content assessment can help assess nil per os (NPO)… Continue reading →

It is clear that the evolving climate crisis, with its deleterious effects on planetary ecosystems, also poses harm to the health of humankind.1-5 Human activity has brought about changes that not only affect the climate but also other earth systems, i… Continue reading →