Outcomes of patients with pneumatosis intestinalis and/or portal venous gas: a study of factors associated with survival and surgical intervention.

Backgrounds: This study investigated the incidence of, and mortality and management outcomes following, pneumatosis intestinalis and/or portal venous gas on computed tomography.

Methods: A retrospective study of patients identified with pneumatosis intestinalis and/or portal venous gas on computed tomography at a quaternary centre (2013-2021) was performed. Data relating to clinical presentation (including quick sequential organ failure assessment score), co-morbidities (Charlson Comorbidity Index), biochemical data (including peak lactate level), and radiological findings, were obtained.

Anatomical endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography simulator using moulded meshed silicone: A novel simulator pilot study.

Introduction: Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) has higher rates of morbidity and mortality compared to upper or lower gastrointestinal tract endoscopy. The availability of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography means ERCP is usually performed for therapeutic purposes. Simulation could provide an adjunct to patient-based training in ERCP however models to date have been unconvincing.

Clinicopathologic and survival differences between adenocarcinoma of the distal oesophagus and gastro-oesophageal junction.

Background: The incidence of adenocarcinoma of the distal oesophagus (DO) and gastro-oesophageal junction (GOJ) are increasing. They may represent differing disease processes. This study aimed to assess clinicopathological and survival differences between patients with DO and GOJ adenocarcinomas.

Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) for acute low back pain: systematic review.

Background and aims There has been no comprehensive evaluation of the efficacy of transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) for acute low back pain (LBP). The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the efficacy and safety of TENS for acute LBP. Methods We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, CENTRAL, CINAHL and PsycINFO (inception to May 2018) for randomised placebo controlled trials.