Elderly rectal cancer patients at risk for stoma non-reversal
Half of elderly rectal cancer patients who undergo low anterior resection do not have stoma reversal surgery within 18 months, show US data. (Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology)
Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology - January 16, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Donor liver wastage on the increase
US researchers have found that the expansion of liver transplantation criteria to include post-cardiac death donors is associated with an increase in the proportion of unused donor livers. (Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology)
Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology - January 14, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Greater selectivity in GI bleeding prophylaxis needed
Researchers have developed a risk-scoring system to identify noncritically ill hospital patients most likely to benefit from prophylactic acid-suppressive medication. (Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology)
Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology - January 11, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Oxaliplatin and bevacizumab disappoint for rectal cancer
The addition of bevacizumab and oxaliplatin to standard neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy does not enhance clinical response rates in rectal cancer, show phase II study results. (Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology)
Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology - January 10, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Newly discovered gene predicts HCV interferon response
Researchers have discovered a gene which interferes with the clearance of hepatitis C virus infection. (Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology)
Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology - January 7, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Raising transfusion threshold improves acute upper GI bleeding outcomes
Outcomes among patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding can be improved by employing a restrictive transfusion strategy that raises the threshold for the transfusion of red cells, the results of a Spanish study indicate. (Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology)
Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology - January 5, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
