Musculoskeletal complaints among gastrointestinal endoscopists: prevalence, risk factors, and occupational impact. Insights from a Spanish national survey.

Background: The absence of proper ergonomics in digestive endoscopy, combined with an increasing workload, has contributed to a growing incidence of musculoskeletal complaints among endoscopists. This study aims to assess the frequency of musculoskeletal complaints and their impact on clinical practice among Spanish endoscopists.

Methods: An electronic survey was sent to active members of the Spanish Society of Digestive Endoscopy (SEED) in July 2019.

International on-line questionnaire about severe lower gastrointestinal bleeding management: Do we have it clear?

Background And Aims: The diagnostic and therapeutic strategy in severe lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) varies depending on the patient's clinical situation. Actual clinical practice guidelines propose different management strategies. We aim to know the attitude of the gastroenterologists from different hospitalary centers in the management of this entity.

Incidence of inflammatory bowel disease and phenotype at diagnosis in 2011: results of the Epi-IBD 2011 study in the Vigo area.

Objective: to validate the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) reported in Vigo in 2010 within the Epi-IBD study, which was the highest incidence reported so far in Spain.

Methods: an epidemiological, prospective, population-based inception cohort study. All incident cases of IBD living in the Vigo area at diagnosis from January 1 to December 31, 2011 were included.

Dietary Fat Patterns and Outcomes in Acute Pancreatitis in Spain.

Evidence from basic and clinical studies suggests that unsaturated fatty acids (UFAs) might be relevant mediators of the development of complications in acute pancreatitis (AP). Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze outcomes in patients with AP from regions in Spain with different patterns of dietary fat intake. A retrospective analysis was performed with data from 1,655 patients with AP from a Spanish prospective cohort study and regional nutritional data from a Spanish cross-sectional study.