Lin, Yueh-Juh Wang, Yi-Chia Huang, Hui-Hsun Huang, Chi-Hsiang Liao, Min-Xiu Lin, Pei-Lin
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Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Target-controlled infusion (TCI) uses averaged pharmacokinetic datasets derived from population samples to automatically control the infusion rate. Bispectral index (BIS) technology non-invasively measures levels of consciousness during surgical procedures. We compared the efficacy and safety of propofol TCI with or without BIS monitoring for sedat...
Devarbhavi, Harshad Ganga, Deepak Menon, Mahesh Kothari, Ksheetij Singh, Rajvir
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Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Hepatitis infection from non-hepatotropic viruses such as dengue virus (DENV) is increasing worldwide. There is increasing recognition of the changing epidemiology and atypical presentations of DENV infection including acute liver failure (ALF). There is paucity of data regarding incidence, disease characteristics and markers of prognosis in patien...
Ghoshal, Uday C Nehra, Abhimanyu Mathur, Akash Rai, Sushmita
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Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Enteric microbiota is increasingly being recognized as an important factor in the pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The reported prevalence of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) in subjects with IBS is highly variable and there is no consensus on the role of SIBO in different subtypes of IBS, and indications and methods of t...
Zhou, Sicheng Wang, Xuewei Zhao, Chuanduo Zhou, Haitao Pei, Wei Liang, Jianwei Zhou, Zhixiang Wang, Xishan
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Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Avoiding abdominal incisions is one of the unique features of natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE) surgery. There has been no consensus on whether the avoidance of abdominal incisions can reduce the systemic inflammatory response after NOSE surgery. This study was designed to evaluate the safety and feasibility of transanal NOSE, especially t...
Varelas, Lee J Klinge, Matthew J Malik, Shahid M Borhani, Amir A Neal, Matthew
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Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Few case reports exist that link lactulose use with pneumatosis intestinalis in cirrhotics. This study investigates the relationship between lactulose use and idiopathic pneumatosis intestinalis in a cohort of cirrhotic patients. This case series considers several notable cases of patients with idiopathic pneumatosis intestinalis and concurrent lac...
Warrillow, Stephen Fisher, Caleb Tibballs, Heath Bailey, Michael McArthur, Colin Lawson-Smith, Pia Prasad, Bheemasenachar Anstey, Matthew Venkatesh, Bala Dashwood, Gemma
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Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
To study the management of coagulation and hematological derangements among severe acute liver failure (ALF) patients in Australia and New Zealand liver transplant intensive care units (ICUs). Analysis of key baseline characteristics, etiology, coagulation and hematological tests, use of blood products, thrombotic complications, and clinical outcom...
Liu, Chen-Hua Shih, Yu-Lueng Yang, Sheng-Shun Lin, Chih-Lin Fang, Yu-Jen Cheng, Pin-Nan Chen, Chi-Yi Peng, Cheng-Yuan Hsieh, Tsai-Yuan Chiu, Yen-Cheng
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Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Data regarding the efficacy and safety of paritaprevir/ritonavir, ombitasvir plus dasabuvir (PrOD) for East Asian non-cirrhotic hepatitis C virus genotype 1b (HCV GT1b) patients receiving hemodialysis were limited. Forty-six HCV GT1b non-cirrhotic patients receiving hemodialysis who received PrOD for 12 weeks were prospectively enrolled in seven ac...
Hsu, Ping-I Pan, Chao-Yu Kao, John Y Tsay, Feng-Woei Peng, Nan-Jing Kao, Sung-Shuo Chen, Yan-Hua Tsai, Tzung-Jiun Wu, Deng-Chyang Tsai, Kuo-Wang
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Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Anti-Helicobacter pylori therapy may lead to the growth of pathogenic or antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the gut. The study aimed to investigate the short-term and long-term impacts of H. pylori eradication with reverse hybrid therapy on the components and macrolide resistance of the gut microbiota. Helicobacter pylori-related gastritis patients w...
Kasacka, Irena Piotrowska, Żaneta Niezgoda, Michał Łebkowski, Wojciech
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Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Although the stomach has been identified as an important source of leptin, the detailed biosynthesis sites of leptin in human gastrointestinal tract have not been fully elucidated. The study objective was to compare leptin distribution and expression in the stomach and its serum level between healthy men and women. Nineteen subjects (organ donors; ...
Kinoshita, Hiroto Nishioka, Hitomi Ikeda, Aya Ikoma, Kyoko Sameshima, Yoichi Ohi, Hidehisa Tatsuno, Mizuki Kouyama, Junka Kawamoto, Chiaki Mitsui, Tomohiro
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Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Oral 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) is recommended for the therapy of mild to moderate intestinal Behçet's disease (BD). However, the induction remission efficacy and endoscopic outcomes of 5-ASA are unknown. We investigated remission induction at 8 weeks, endoscopic outcomes until 52 weeks, and event-free survival at 52 weeks in patients with intes...
