Healio

Surgery should be last resort for lower GI bleeding management

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . LAS VEGAS – A presenter at the ACG Postgraduate Course discussed evidence-based guidelines which reviewed urgent ...
Business Wire

Meta-Analysis of Wound Protector Use Shows Statistically Significant Reduction in Surgical Site Infection

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common occurrence among patients who have had gastrointestinal surgery, with reported infection rates varying from 4 ...
Healio

Dual-ring wound protectors cut infection risk in GI surgery

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The use of dual-ring wound protectors during lower gastrointestinal surgery was associated with a reduced risk ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Sutures Not Superior to Staples for Closure in GI Surgery

(HealthDay News) – Compared with standard procedure using staples, skin closure with subcuticular sutures does not reduce the incidence of wound complications after open gastrointestinal (GI) surgery, ...
Becker's ASC

32 GI & Endoscopy-Driven Surgery Centers to Know

GI is the most common specialty in terms of case volume and the sixth most popular specialty with management companies, according to data from VMG Health and HealthCare Appraisers. Here are 32 notable ...
Medscape

Combining Upper-Lower GI Screening Feasible, Effective

BERLIN — Pairing a screening or surveillance colonoscopy with a same-day esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) proved feasible and yielded clinically relevant upper gastrointestinal (GI) findings, ...