Burnout in gastrenterologists: a national-level analysis.

Introduction: The term or , means 'burn to exhaustion', this term was first used by Herbert Freundenberg. According to Freundenberg, is a 'state of physical and mental exhaustion conditioned by the individual's professional activity'. That is manifested through a set of signs and symptoms associated with physical and emotional breakdown that result from total energy exhaustion and the lack of resources or forces to 'help' others.

Twelve-day quintuple regime containing four antibiotics as a rescue therapy for Helicobacter pylori eradication in the central region of Portugal.

Background: Helicobacter pylori eradication rates with standard triple therapy in many countries are clinically unacceptable. Fluoroquinolone resistance is increasing and jeopardizing second-line regimens. There is a growing need for an effective strategy in patients who failed previous therapies.