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Prophylactic endotracheal intubation in critically ill patients with upper gastrointestinal bleed: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

open access: yesJGH Open, 2020
Background and Aim Prophylactic endotracheal intubation for airway protection prior to endoscopy for the management of severe upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is controversial.
Dipayan Chaudhuri   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Asymptomatic Ileal Neuroendocrine “Carcinoid” Tumor Incidentally Diagnosed on Colorectal Cancer Screening Colonoscopy: Does Routine TI Intubation Matter?

open access: yesCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2021
Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors (GINETs) (also known as “carcinoids”) are rare tumors with reported incidence of up to 6.98 per 100,000 which has increased significantly due to the increased detection on imaging and endoscopy.
Ali Zakaria   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Case Report of Angioedema and Anaphylactic Shock Induced by Ingestion of Polyethylene Glycol [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Introduction: We report one of few documented cases of a severe anaphylactic reaction with angioedema to polyethylene glycol (PEG).Case Report: The patient presented 30 minutes after onset of his symptoms and quickly developed hypoxia and hypotension ...
Osborn, Lesley, Rossi, Amy
core  

Content validity of an instrument about knowledge on nasogastric intubation

open access: yesBioscience Journal, 2015
This study was ubdertaken to investigate the content validity of an instrument about knowledge on nasogastric intubation, based on the Pasquali model of content validation.
Rosana Kelly da Silva Medeiros   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Cervical esophagotomy for removal of an ingested clam shell: a very uncommon foreign body ingestion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
OBJECTIVE: To report the removal of an ingested clam shell that was firmly impacted in the esophagus. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION: A 77-year-old man presented at our hospital with acute dysphagia after eating a seafood risotto.
Balducci, Genoveffa   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Diagnostic yield of gastrointestinal endoscopy in North West Region Cameroon and trends in diagnosis over time

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2018
INTRODUCTION: Gastrointestinal endoscopy is an important modality for diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal disease, but there are limited data regarding the diagnostic yield of endoscopy in Cameroon and changes in the prevalence of endoscopic ...
Jacob Kamdem   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Regional center for complex colonoscopy: yield of neoplasia in patients with prior incomplete colonoscopy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background and Aims Incomplete colonoscopy increases the risk of incident proximal colon cancer postcolonoscopy. Incomplete colonoscopy is often followed by barium enema or CT colonography.
Bick, Benjamin L.   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Prophylactic pre-esophagogastroduodenoscopy tracheal intubation in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding [PDF]

open access: yesBaylor University Medical Center Proceedings, 2019
The indications for endotracheal intubation (ETI) during an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) procedure remain unclear. This study performed a descriptive analysis of patients who underwent prophylactic tracheal intubation during or before an EGD to prevent pulmonary aspiration.
Abhilash Perisetti   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Randomized controlled trial to determine the impact of probiotic administration on colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms in critically ill patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This was a randomized controlled pilot study of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG versus standard of care to prevent gastrointestinal multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) colonization in ICU patients. Seventy subjects were included in analyses.
Babcock, Hilary M   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

Ease of Nasogastric Intubation using a Frozen Nasogastric Tube by a Novice Intern in Anaesthetized, Intubated Adult Patients. A Randomized, Controlled Parallel Assignment Study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Medical Students
Ease of Nasogastric Intubation using a Frozen Nasogastric Tube by a Novice Intern in Anaesthetized, Intubated Adult Patients. A Randomized, Controlled Parallel Assignment Study Background: Frozen nasogastric tube insertion has a higher first attempt ...
Madhuri Dommaraju   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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