Gastrointestinal Surgery
Q&A: Diagnostic stewardship can reduce unneeded C. difficile testing
Diagnostic stewardship helped reduce the number of inappropriate tests ordered for Clostridioides difficile by 20 percentage points in a Florida health care system, according to a study.
Mayo Clinic ranks No. 1 in US for gastroenterology, GI surgery for 9th consecutive year
For the ninth consecutive year, the Mayo Clinic has been named the best hospital in the United States for gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery, according to the 2024-2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings.
#StopUHC campaign calls on insurer to rethink looming ‘Gold card program’ for GI endoscopy
As part of its ongoing campaign against UnitedHealthcare and the insurer’s plans to implement the Gold Card program for gastrointestinal endoscopy procedures, AGA encourages all supporters to use the hashtag #StopUHC on social media.
Plastic wound protector outperforms gauze in lowering infection risk in open GI surgery
A dual-ring plastic wound protecter reduced the risk for surgical site infection by 46.81% compared with conventional surgical gauze during open abdominal gastrointestinal surgery, according to study results.
Tranexamic acid flops in PROFILE trial for post-surgical abdominal adhesions
Topline results from the phase 2 PROFILE trial showed that Palisade Bio’s formulation of tranexamic acid failed to reduce intra-abdominal adhesions in patients following elective bowel resection, according to a company release.
FDA grants fast track status to LB1148 for quicker return of postoperative bowel function
FDA granted fast track designation to Palisade Bio’s broad-spectrum serine protease inhibitor, LB1148, for expedited return of bowel function following gastrointestinal surgery, according to a manufacturer release.
Updated NIH guideline makes more people eligible for bariatric, metabolic surgery
Updates to the 1991 NIH statement on gastrointestinal surgery for severe obesity include recommendations for metabolic and bariatric surgery, BMI threshold adjustments and consideration of surgery for children and adolescents.
High visceral fat index increases risk for surgery in IBD
Children’s Hospital Colorado ranked top hospital for pediatric GI, GI surgery
Children’s Hospital Colorado ranked as the top hospital for pediatric gastroenterology and GI surgery in the 2020-2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals list.
Surgeons and GIs: IBD co-management in ‘collaborative spirit’
Feza Remzi, MD, FACS, FTSS(Hon), director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center and professor of surgery at New York University Robert Grossman School of Medicine and NYU Langone Health, spoke with Healio about the importance of collaboration between surgeons and gastroenterologists, the role of ultrasonography for patients with Crohn’s disease in the United States and surgery’s place in the continuum of care.