• Improving 30-day mortality after PEG tube placement in England from 2007 to 2019: a retrospective national cohort analysis of 87,862 patients. 

  Steed, Helen (Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Elsevier., 2022-12-01)

  Background and aims: PEG has been associated with poor case selection and high mortality. We examined indications, 30-day mortality, and 7-day adverse events in a national cohort undergoing PEG tube insertion. Methods: ...

• Seasonal mortality trends for hospitalised patients with acute kidney injury across England. 

  Peracha, Javeria (BMC Nephrology, Springer Nature., 2023-05-24)

  Background: Incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) is known to peak in winter months. This is likely influenced by seasonality of commonly associated acute illnesses. We set out to assess seasonal mortality trends for ...

• Inequalities in the management of diabetic kidney disease in UK primary care: a cross-sectional analysis of a large primary care database. 

  Stone, Anna; Peracha, Javeria (Diabetic Medicine, Wiley., 2023-05-24)

  Objective: To determine differences in the management of Diabetic Kidney Disease (DKD) relevant to patient sex, ethnicity and socioeconomic group in UK primary care. Research design and methods: A cross-sectional analysis ...

• Plain language summary of the MAIA study of daratumumab plus lenalidomide and dexamethasone for the treatment of people with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. 

  Basu, Supratik (Future Oncology, Future Science Group, 2023-05-22)

  What is this summary about?: This is a summary of a clinical trial called MAIA. The trial tested 2 combinations of cancer drugs (daratumumab plus lenalidomide and dexamethasone compared with lenalidomide and dexamethasone) ...

• Job exposure matrices for occupational respiratory disease: a narrative review. 

  Bhomra, Parminder (Occupational Medicine, Oxford University Press, 2023-05-30)

  Background: Job exposure matrices (JEMs) are epidemiological tools used to provide estimations of occupational exposures when it is not feasible to complete detailed individual occupational histories. Aims: To identify ...

• Protocol for the development of an international Core Outcome Set for treatment trials in adults with epilepsy: the EPilepsy outcome Set for Effectiveness Trials Project (EPSET). 

  Tittensor, Phil (Trials, Springer Nature., 2022-11-17)

  Background: A Core Outcome Set (COS) is a standardised list of outcomes that should be reported as a minimum in all clinical trials. In epilepsy, the choice of outcomes varies widely among existing studies, particularly ...

• Who should be treating rectal cancer in 2013? 

  Thompson, Chris; Williams, J Graham (British Journal of Hospital Medicine, MAG Online Library, 2013-07-01)

  Management of rectal cancer has advanced significantly over the last 30 years. As the complexity of treatment increases the question of superspecialization has arisen as a means of concentrating expertise and improving ...

• #FGCUP2023 - and the review paper of the year goes to… 

  Kumar, Aditi (Frontline Gastroenterology, BMJ Publishing Group., 2013-03-15)

  Awards season is on us and none is more important than the #FGCUP2023 readers’ choice award. Now in its second year (and soon becoming a permanent annual fixture), the #FGCUP2023 allows readers across the world to vote for ...

• JAG consensus statements for training and certification in flexible sigmoidoscopy. 

  McKaig, Brian; Regan, Catherine; Murugananthan, Aravinth (Frontline Gastroenterology, BMJ journals., 2023-01-27)

  Introduction: Joint Advisory Group (JAG) certification in endoscopy is awarded when trainees attain minimum competency standards for independent practice. A national evidence-based review was undertaken to update standards ...

• JAG consensus statements for training and certification in colonoscopy. 

  McKaig, Brian; Murugananthan, Aravinth; Powell, Sharon; Regan, Catherine (Frontline Gastroenterology, BMJ Journals., 2023-01-27)

  Introduction: In the UK, endoscopy certification is awarded when trainees attain minimum competency standards for independent practice. A national evidence-based review was undertaken to update and develop standards and ...

• Equality, diversity, and inclusion in UK gastroenterology. 

  Veitch, Andrew (The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Elsevier., 2023-06-01)

  No abstract available.

• Do differences in female sex hormone levels contribute to gastro-oesophageal reflux disease? 

  Menon, Shyam; Prew, Sandra; Parkes, Gill; Evans, Stephanie; Smith, Lynne; Nightingale, Peter; Trudgill, Nigel (European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Wolters Kluwer., 2013-07-01)

  Background Hormone replacement therapy is associated with both reflux symptoms and oesophagitis. During pregnancy, elevated sex hormones are thought to contribute to the high prevalence of reflux symptoms. Increased ...

• Lesson of the month: cytotoxic lesions of the corpus callosum (CLOCCs) in status epilepticus 

  Abdulghani, Maha; Das, Saugata; Manfredonia, Francesco (Clinical Medicine Journal, Royal College of Physicians, 2022-09-01)

  A 26-year-old man was diagnosed with epilepsy a few months previously and admitted with status epilepticus. Computed tomography (CT) of the brain and CT venography were unremarkable. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the ...

• Meta-analysis: The efficacy of therapeutic drug monitoring of anti-TNF-therapy in inflammatory bowel disease. 

  Kumar, Aditi; Brookes, Matthew (Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Wiley., 2022-12-09)

  Background and aims: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine whether the use of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients on anti-tumour necrosis factor (anti-TNF) ...

• Should routine surgical wound drainage after ventral hernia repair be avoided? a systematic review and meta-analysis. 

  Mohamedahmed, Ali Yasen; Wuheb, Ali Ahmed; Abdalla, Hashim (Hernia, Springer Nature., 2023-05-14)

  Aims: To evaluate outcomes of drain use vs. no-drain use during ventral hernia repair. Methods: A PRISMA-compliant systematic review was conducted using the following databases: PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane database, The ...

• Screening of normal endoscopic large bowel biopsies with interpretable graph learning: a retrospective study. 

  Benes, Ksenija (Gut, BMJ Journals., 2023-05-12)

  Objective: To develop an interpretable artificial intelligence algorithm to rule out normal large bowel endoscopic biopsies, saving pathologist resources and helping with early diagnosis. Design: A graph neural network ...

• Removal of ethnicity adjustment for creatinine-based estimated glomerular filtration rate equations. 

  Peracha, Javeria (Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Sage., 2023-01-10)

  Creatinine-based estimated glomerular filtration rate equations (eGFRcreatinine) are used to measure excretory kidney function in clinical practice. Despite inter and intra-patient variability, eGFRcreatinine has excellent ...

• Improving balance in community-dwelling elders using trained volunteers within faith-based institutions: a mixed methods feasibility study. 

  Selvanayagam, Arokkiyasamy (Disability and Rehabilitation, Taylor and Francis., 2023-03-09)

  Purpose: To investigate the feasibility and acceptability of a volunteer-led balance programme for older adults. Methods: A feasibility cluster RCT with focus groups were conducted in faith-based institutions. Eligibility ...

• Parathyroidectomy for adults with primary hyperparathyroidism. 

  Viswanath, Ananth K (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Wiley., 2023-03-08)

  Background: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), a disorder in which the parathyroid glands produce excessive amounts of parathyroid hormone, is most common in older adults and postmenopausal women. While most people with ...

• Behcet’s intestinal disease confirmation: telemedicine images demonstrating stomal ulceration facilitate prompt assessment. 

  Bateman, James (Clinical Rheumatology, Springer Nature., 2023-04-01)

  No abstract available.

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