Fecal transplants taken up by American Hospital Association in letter to HHS about Medicare/Medicaid
Interesting discussion of Fecal Transplants is this letter from the American Hospital Association to HHS about Medicaid / Medicare: Marilyn Tavenner September 6, 2013 Page 1 of 33 September 6 ...
Key text is below:
"FECAL MICROBIOTA TRANSPLANTATION
Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), also known as fecal bacteriotherapy, or human probiotic
infusion, is a medical treatment for patients with Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) enteritis or
ulcerative colitis. C. difficile infection occurs in patients who have been administered antibiotics
for a long period of time. The antibiotics destroy important disease-fighting bacterial flora in the
intestine. Fecal transplants are believed to restore the bacteria back to normal, and the patient
can recover. The fecal transplant works by repopulating friendly flora in the infected intestines. The donated feces is screened for disease and then mixed with a saline solution to the
consistency of a “milkshake.” FMT can be performed by various routes including nasogastric
(NG) tube, nasojejunal tube, upper tract endoscopy (EGD), colonoscopically or by retention
enema. However, based on an editorial published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
(Volume 45, Number 8, September 2011), colonoscopic FMT is the preferred method for the
vast majority of C. difficile infection patients, and if carried out early, may prevent development
of severe infection.
Effective with the 2013 e...
Source: The Tree of Life - Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Jonathan Eisen Source Type: blogs
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