Background And Aim: Non-specific isolated terminal ileum abnormalities (NSITIA) namely erosions, ulcer and nodularity are frequent findings on ileal examination during colonoscopy. Their clinical significance and management are uncertain.
Methodology: A pilot randomized clinical trial comparing combination antimicrobial therapy (oral Rifaximin 550 mg twice daily for two weeks; Albendazole 400 mg orally as a single dose; Tinidazole 1 gm twice daily for three days i.
Background: Research supports medical record review using screening triggers as the optimal method to detect hospital adverse events (AE), yet the method is labour-intensive.
Method: This study compared a traditional trigger tool with an enterprise data warehouse (EDW) based screening method to detect AEs. We created 51 automated queries based on 33 traditional triggers from prior research, and then applied them to 250 randomly selected medical patients hospitalised between 1 September 2009 and 31 August 2010.