Assessment of a new KoMaWo electrode-patch configuration accuracy and review of the literature.

Introduction: Standard 12‑lead electrocardiogram (ECG) is a basic element of routine everyday clinical practice. Traditional cardiac monitoring devices are associated with considerable limitations. Adhesive patches, novel digital solutions, may become a useful diagnostic tool for several cardiovascular diseases.

Viral Enteric Infections in Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis.

Background And Aims: Excluding superimposed enteric infection is critical in the management of acute severe ulcerative colitis [ASUC]. Whilst infection with Clostridium difficile and cytomegalovirus have been shown to increase colectomy and mortality rates, no data exist regarding the impact of common viral enteropathogens in ASUC. Our aim was to determine if viral enteric infection in ASUC alters the severity or outcomes of these episodes.

Health service usage and re-referral rates: comparison of a dietitian-first clinic with a medical specialist-first model of care in a cohort of gastroenterology patients.

Background: The dietitian-first gastroenterology clinic (DFGC) is an expanded scope of practice initiative implemented in response to increased gastroenterology specialist demand. This study examined re-referral rates to gastroenterology and overall health service usage up to 24 months post management in DFGC compared with a traditional, gastroenterology specialist-first model.

Methods: Patients discharged from DFGC in the first year were matched with those seen in the traditional model.