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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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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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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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Zinc and gastrointestinal disease

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology, 2014
This review is a current summary of the role that both zinc deficiency and zinc supplementation can play in the etiology and therapy of a wide range of gastrointestinal diseases. The recent literature describing zinc action on gastrointestinal epithelial tight junctions and epithelial barrier function is described.
Sonja, Skrovanek, Katherine, DiGuilio, Robert, Bailey, William, Huntington, Ryan, Urbas, Barani, Mayilvaganan, Giancarlo, Mercogliano, James M, Mullin   +7 more
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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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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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Gastrointestinal nematode species burdens and host mortality in a feral sheep population [PDF]

, 2006
Every few years a large proportion of the feral sheep on Hirta, St Kilda die due to food shortage. The effects of malnutrition are exacerbated by gastrointestinal nematodes. As found in sheep flocks in mainland Britain, Teladorsagia circumcincta has long
Pilkington, J. G., Pemberton, J. M., Craig, B. H.   +2 more
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Community-based randomized double-blind study of gastrointestinal effects and copper exposure in drinking water. [PDF]

, 2004
We assessed gastrointestinal effects in 1,365 adults exposed to either 6 mg Cu/L. We conclude that exposure to Cu in drinking water results in gastrointestinal symptoms, which are modulated by Cu concentration, time, and ...
ElíasFigueroa, Guillermo, Guillermo Figueroa, Adolfo Llanos, Olivares, Manuel, Olivares Grohnert, Manuel, Uauy, Ricardo, Manuel Olivares, Araya, Magdalena, Llanos, Adolfo, Pizarro, Fernando, Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando, Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo, Figueroa, Guillermo, Araya Q., Magdalena, Ricardo Uauy, Fernando Pizarro, Magdalena Araya   +16 more
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