Gastrointestinal consequences of cancer treatment: evaluation of 10 years' experience at a tertiary UK centre.

Objective: Up to 90% of patients treated for pelvic cancers experience chronic gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. This study characterises this patient cohort at a single centre, addressing a paucity of publications reporting 'real-world' experiences.

Method: Outpatient referrals, from oncology to the gastroenterology and nutrition services, at a tertiary London hospital from 2006 to 2016, were retrospectively identified.

Clinical and Nutritional Care Pathways of Patients with Malignant Bowel Obstruction: A Retrospective Analysis in a Tertiary UK Center.

We describe a retrospective cohort study of patients with malignant bowel obstruction to examine their nutritional care pathways between 1.1.16 and 31.

Enteral Nutrition in Adult Crohn's Disease: Toward a Paradigm Shift.

Medical and surgical treatments for Crohn's disease are associated with toxic effects. Medical therapy aims for mucosal healing and is achievable with biologics, immunosuppressive therapy, and specialised enteral nutrition, but not with corticosteroids. Sustained remission remains a therapeutic challenge.

Severe eosinophilic colitis caused by neuropathic agents in a patient with chronic fatigue syndrome and functional abdominal pain: case report and review of the literature.

Eosinophilic colitis is a rare clinical condition that belongs to the group of eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders. Its occurrence can be primary or secondary to infection, medications, or autoimmune/hematological conditions. We present a case of a young female adult with severe chronic fatigue syndrome, widespread chronic pain, including functional abdominal pain, who developed severe eosinophilic colitis following successive treatments with gabapentin and pregabalin.

Impact of the Collaborative Pharmaceutical Care at Tallaght Hospital (PACT) model on medication appropriateness of older patients.

Objectives: A high prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) has been identified in older patients in Ireland. The impact of the Collaborative Pharmaceutical Care at Tallaght Hospital (PACT) model on the medication appropriateness of acute hospitalised older patients during admission and at discharge is reported.

Methods: Uncontrolled before-after study.