BACKGROUND Over the last 10 years, nurses increasingly perform tasks and procedures that were previously performed by physicians. OBJECTIVE In this review, we investigated what types of GI care and endoscopic procedures nurses presently perform and reviewed the available evidence regarding the benefits of these activities. DESIGN Review of published articles on nurses' involvement in GI and...

background: acute upper gi bleeding (ugib) is a common medical emergency situation. in the past years, important changes have taken place that might have influenced the incidence, etiology, and outcome for patients with acute ugib. the aim of this study was to determine current time trends in the incidence, management, and prognosis of patients with ugib in 14 years period in a region in center...

Noroviruses are the leading cause of outbreaks of gastroenteritis in the world. At present, norovirus genogroup II, genotype 4 (GII/4), strains are the most prevalent in many countries. In this study we investigated 55 outbreaks and 35 sporadic cases of norovirus-associated gastroenteritis in food handlers in food-catering settings between 10 November 2005 and 9 December 2006 in Japan. Stool sp...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a life-threatening complication in critically ill patients. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of bedside endoscopy in an intensive care unit (ICU) setting, and to compare the outcomes of early endoscopy (within 24 hours of detecting GI bleeding) with late endoscopy (after 24 hours). METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the med...

Gastrointestinal (GI) cancer is one of the leading causes death that affect many patients around world. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic significantly impacted our healthcare system in large diagnosis and management GI have suffered with a reduction screening. This review will describe current practices screening during COVID-19 summarize how each (esophageal, gastric, colorecta...

Genetic instability (GI) is a hallmark feature of tumor development. Securin, also known as pituitary tumor transforming gene (PTTG), is a mitotic checkpoint protein which is highly expressed in numerous cancers, is associated with tumor invasiveness, and induces GI in thyroid cells. We used fluorescence inter-simple sequence repeat PCR to assess GI caused primarily by DNA breakage events in 19...

A complete genome sequence of an avian coronavirus (AvCoV; 27,663 bp excluding 3′ poly(A) tail) was determined using nontargeted next-generation sequencing (NGS) oropharyngeal swab from a backyard chicken in live bird market Arusha, Tanzania. The open reading frames (ORFs) the Tanzanian strain TZ/CA127/19 are organized as typical gammaCoVs (Coronaviridae family): 5′UTR-[ORFs 1a/1b encoding repl...

AIM To determine the glycemic index (GI) of Malaysian wild honey and Australian honey. METHODS Eight healthy volunteers (5 men and 3 women, aged 24-44 y, with normal BMI) were served 50 g carbohydrate portions of two varieties of honey or the reference food (glucose, tested 3 times), on separate occasions. Capillary blood glucose was measured fasting and at 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 and 120 min afte...

Gastrointestinal (GI) disorders often manifest similar symptoms with overlapping clinical diagnosis and unmet medical needs. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has history-proven benefits for GI diseases; albeit language barrier prevents Western readers from accessing the original reports in Chinese. The TCM formula Si-Ni-San (SNS) consists of 4 herbs targeting on homeostatic disturbances chara...