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A Patient Flow Analysis: Identification of Process Inefficiencies and Workflow Metrics at an Ambulatory Endoscopy Unit

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2016
Background. The increasing demand for endoscopic procedures coincides with the paradigm shift in health care delivery that emphasizes efficient use of existing resources.
Rowena Almeida, William G. Paterson, Nancy Craig, Lawrence Hookey   +3 more
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First reports of esophageal adenocarcinoma with white globe appearance in Japanese and Caucasian patients

Endoscopy International Open, 2016
Background and study aims: Better endoscopic diagnosis in case of Barrett’s esophagus is still needed. White globe appearance (WGA) is a novel endoscopic marker for gastric adenocarcinoma, with high sensitivity for differentiating between gastric cancer ...
Yusuke Tonai, Ryu Ishihara, Yasushi Yamasaki, Takashi Kanesaka, Sachiko Yamamoto, Tomofumi Akasaka, Noboru Hanaoka, Yoji Takeuchi, Koji Higashino, Noriya Uedo, Yasuhiko Tomita, Hiroyasu Iishi   +11 more
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Phase Angle as an Early Functional Biomarker of Cancer‐Related Fatigue in Pediatric Oncology: A Prospective Longitudinal Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric cancer remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly in low‐and middle‐income countries. Cancer treatment may impair nutritional status, alter body composition, and exacerbate cancer‐related fatigue (CRF).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Junior, Luiz Claudio Barreto Silva Neto, Fabiano Kenji Haraguchi, Letícia Batista de Azevedo, Marcelo Brenner Nascimento Carlini, Raphael Manhães Pessanha, Mariana Rabello Laignier, Wesley Rocha Grippa, Tania Mara Lopes Bitti Bortolini, Gláucia Zouain‐Figueiredo, Regina Aparecida Garcia de Lima, Liliana Vasquez   +11 more
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Examining the factor structure of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and its determinants among GI cancer patients

BMC Cancer
Background Poor sleep quality is one of the prevalent manifestations experienced by cancer patients. There is a lack of research focusing specifically on sleep quality and affecting factors in Gastrointestinal (GI) cancer patients.
Masoudreza Sohrabi, Ali Gholami, Parvin Hassanzadeh, Sara Hatami, Hosein Ajdarkosh, Farhad Zamani, Azam Doustmohammadian   +6 more
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Prognostic significance of pretreatment plasma fibrinogen level in patients with digestive system tumors: a meta-analysis

The International Journal of Biological Markers, 2018
High pretreatment levels of plasma fibrinogen have been widely reported to be a potential predictor of prognosis in digestive system tumors; however, the conclusions are not consistent.
Rui Ji, Qian Ren, Suyang Bai, Yuping Wang, Yongning Zhou   +4 more
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Favorable association between Mediterranean diet (MeD) and DASH with NAFLD among Iranian adults of the Amol Cohort Study (AmolCS)

Scientific Reports, 2022
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an emerging cause of chronic liver diseases and a major health problem worldwide. Dietary patterns may play a critical role in controlling and preventing this disease, but the available evidence is scarce.
Azam Doustmohammadian, Cain C. T. Clark, Mansooreh Maadi, Nima Motamed, Elham Sobhrakhshankhah, Hossein Ajdarkosh, Mohsen Reza Mansourian, Saeed Esfandyari, Nazanin Asghari Hanjani, Mahsa Nikkhoo, Farhad Zamani   +10 more
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Evaluation of the efficacy of N-Acetylcysteine combined with standard quadruple therapy versus standard quadruple therapy alone for Helicobacter pylori eradication

Journal of Current Biomedical Reports, 2023
N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) has recently been proposed as an adjunctive therapy for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection due to its mucolytic, antioxidant, and antimicrobial properties.
Farahnaz Joukar, Sara Manafi Afkham, Afshin Shafaghi, Fariborz Mansour-Ghanaei   +3 more
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Safety of Daprodustat for the Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease Anemia: Final Analysis of a Multicenter Postmarketing Surveillance Study in Japan

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This final analysis of a multicenter, prospective postmarketing surveillance study evaluated the safety of daprodustat in patients with chronic kidney disease anemia in routine clinical practice in Japan. Methods Patients who initiated daprodustat between September 2020 and July 2022 were registered.
Tadao Akizawa, Kyomi Kanaya, Kiyomi Aizawa, Masanori Onoki, Hirofumi Ozeki, Kazuko Suzuki, Ai Hayashi, Tomohiko Asamura   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Opportunity Costs of Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Training in Canada

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2010
BACKGROUND: No data exist to define the opportunity costs related to instruction in endoscopic procedures in Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada-accredited teaching centres. Academic and institutional administrators expect staff to achieve
WT Depew, LC Hookey, SJ Vanner, JA Louw, CE Lowe, MJ Ropeleski, MJ Beyak, A Lazarescu, WG Paterson   +8 more
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Enteropathogenic E. coli shows delayed attachment and host response in human jejunum organoid‐derived monolayers compared to HeLa cells

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) infects the human intestinal epithelium, resulting in severe illness and diarrhoea. In this study, we compared the infection of cancer‐derived cell lines with human organoid‐derived models of the small intestine. We observed a delayed in attachment, inflammation and cell death on primary cells, indicating that host ...
Mastura Neyazi, Pilar Samperio Ventayol, Natalie Burkard, Nicolas Schlegel, Carmen Aguilar, Sina Bartfeld   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source