BSG Guidance on recommencing GI Endoscopy in the deceleration & early recovery phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, BSG .
Early in the COVID-19 epidemic, the BSG advised a pause in endoscopic services (6 weeks) for all but emergency and essential procedures. This pause was to protect patients and the workforce and permit time to plan service reconfiguration. Five weeks after the initiation of this pause, the following guidance is being issued to guide the safest possible restart of service. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 1, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Endoscopy Within Six Hours Does Not Lower Mortality in GI Bleed
WEDNESDAY, April 1, 2020 -- Endoscopy within six hours versus six to 24 hours after consultation is not associated with lower 30-day mortality in patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding who are at high risk for further bleeding or death,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 2, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Doxapram for Low SpO2 During Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Doxapram for Low SpO2 During Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
IV propofol anesthesia is widely used for painless GI endoscopy, but low oxygen saturation may result. Can doxapram alleviate low SpO2 in this scenario?BMC Anesthesiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 16, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Boston Scientific Wins FDA Clearance for the World & #039;s First Fully Disposable Duodenoscope
Contamination on duodenoscopes after reprocessing continues to be a major concern in the United States, but a recent FDA clearance represents a major step toward combating the problem.
Boston Scientific snagged clearance to sell its Exalt-D single-use duodenoscope in the United States to provide visualization and access to the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract to treat bile duct disorders and other upper GI problems. The Exalt-D is the first fully disposable duodenoscope to reach the market. The company is planning a limited U.S. market release of the device during the first quarter of 2...
Source: MDDI - December 13, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Tags: Business Regulatory and Compliance Source Type: news
AGA releases guideline on management of gastric intestinal metaplasia
(American Gastroenterological Association) This guideline will aid health care provider decision-making for patients who are undergoing upper endoscopy in North America (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - December 10, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
New Sleep Apnea Treatment Offers CPAP Alternative - Inspire
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Source: dukehealth.org: Duke Health News - October 17, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dg62 at duke.edu Source Type: news
Guideline Inclusion Could Open More Doors for WATS3D
CDx Diagnostics has some extra firepower behind the WATS3D diagnostic platform. The Suffern, NY-based company said the diagnostic has been included in the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy’s Standards of Practice Committee’s guideline for the screening and surveillance of Barrett’s esophagus.
Since esophageal dysplasia is both highly focal and typically invisible, the effectiveness of upper endoscopy is widely recognized to be limited by the high rate of false-negative sampling error associated with standard 4-quadrant random biopsy.
WATS3D, or Wide Area T...
Source: MDDI - October 4, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Omar Ford Tags: Imaging Source Type: news
Endoscopic Services in the US: By Whom, for What, and Why? Endoscopic Services in the US: By Whom, for What, and Why?
Over the last 3 years, the percentage of colonoscopies, sigmoidoscopies, and upper endoscopies performed by FPs has declined. Why is this, and should FPs continue to perform these procedures?Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 16, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Article Source Type: news
Could Revita DMR be an Alternative to Insulin Use?
Fractyl Laboratories made a pretty bold statement with its interim data from the INSPIRE trial at the American Diabetes Association's 79th Scientific Sessions in San Francisco this past weekend.
The investigator-initiated INSPIRE clinical study showed that Fractyl’s Revita Duodenal Mucosal Resurfacing (DMR) System can help eliminate the need for daily insulin injections for type 2 diabetes patients.
“[Revita DMR] … is now showing real promising efficacy in patients who are taking daily injections for their type 2 diabetes already,†Harith Rajagopalan...
Source: MDDI - June 10, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Omar Ford Tags: Business Source Type: news
When possible, upper and lower GI endoscopies should be done on same day
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) If your car needs work on its front and rear axles, it's obviously more convenient, efficient and cost effective to have both repairs done at the same time. Now, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have shown similar benefits from 'bundling' upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopies on the same day to remedy what they say is the 'disturbingly' large number of older Americans currently being scheduled for the procedures on two different days. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 13, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy After an Upper and Lower Endoscopy Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy After an Upper and Lower Endoscopy
This case presents management approaches which can be used when treating at-risk patients who have experienced symptoms of stress cardiomyopathy after undergoing endoscopy.Journal of Medical Case Reports (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 1, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news
J & J ’ s Ethicon touts economic study of magnetic Torax GERD device
This study suggests that perception may be short-sighted in that insurance plans can provide better care for their GERD patients at a similar cost to laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication when you factor in the greater reductions in medical costs after the procedure.”
“This study demonstrated that the Linx System was cost effective and should be more widely covered by insurers,” added Ethicon endomechanical president Tom O’Brien. “Ethicon will continue to help support studies that enable clinicians, patients, insurers and health systems to make the best possible decisions about which treatments w...
Source: Mass Device - April 9, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Clinical Trials Weight loss Ethicon johnsonandjohnson Torax Medical Inc. Source Type: news
Nothing Tough to Swallow About This Data
This study suggests that perception may be short-sighted in that insurance plans can provide better care for their GERD patients at a similar cost to laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication when you factor in the greater reductions in medical costs after the procedure.â€Â
The study, presented this week at the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) meeting in Baltimore, MD, found that the reduced medical costs associated with the Linx procedure compared to LNF more than offset the higher cost the cost difference. The study was partially funded by Ethicon, part of Johnson...
Source: MDDI - April 3, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: Implants Source Type: news
What Are the Types of Tracheoesophageal Fistulas?
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Respiratory problems in infants can caused by many things including any type of obstruction from the nose to lung. Neonates and infants are particularly susceptible to changes in the size of the airway because of the physics of airflow resistance. Important reminders about infant airways:
Resistance = 1/radius4 (Poiseuille’s equation) therefore even a 1 mm decrease in the airway circumferences increases the airflow resistance x16.
Increased airflow causes less pressure along the walls, which can lead to collapse of the walls (Bernoulli’s and Venturi effects).
Neonates have smaller lungs relative to ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - March 4, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Mauna Kea Nixes Deal with Cook Medical
Citing a lack of commercial progress, Mauna Kea Technologies is calling off an agreement with Cook Medical that was signed a little over three years ago involving Mauna Kea's Cellvizio platform.
Paris, France-based Mauna Kea said the decision to terminate the development and distribution agreements with Cook was mutual. Cook has not officially commented on the news.
Cellvizio is a multidisciplinary probe and needle-based confocal laser endoscopy platform. The device enables direct visualization of human tissues at the cellular scale and allows doctors to detect anomalies invisible with standard techniques, part...
Source: MDDI - February 21, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: Business Source Type: news
