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Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol
January 2025
Division of Hospital Medicine, Joe R. Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas; Medicine Service, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas; Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas.
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is changing the practice of nearly all specialties and is increasingly being incorporated as a bedside tool by more gastroenterologists and hepatologists. POCUS is most often used to answer focused clinical questions, supplement the traditional physical examination, and guide performance of invasive bedside procedures. This review describes several common POCUS applications used in gastroenterology and hepatology, as well as some novel applications that warrant further investigation.
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January 2025
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Femme Mère Enfant Hospital, Bron, France.
Introduction: The diagnostic accuracy of gastric ultrasound in children has not been assessed thoroughly. We aimed to determine the sensitivity and specificity in children of a qualitative ultrasound examination of the gastric antrum in the supine 45° semi-recumbent position and a clinical algorithm for detecting a gastric fluid volume > 1.25 ml.
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December 2024
Department of Gastric and Colorectal Surgery, General Surgery Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Background: Gastric cancer (GC) is a significant public health concern in the USA, and its burden is on the rise.
Methods: This study utilized the latest data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study. We provided descriptive statistics on the incidence, prevalence, mortality, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), and age-standardized rates (ASRs) of GC across the USA and states.
Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim (Engl Ed)
December 2024
Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario San Jorge de Huesca, Huesca, Spain.
Pulmonary aspiration during anaesthesia induction is a serious adverse event that can lead to catastrophic consequences for the patient, including death. Preoperative fasting has so been assessed on the basis of the clinical history and fasting schedules recommended by clinical guidelines. This assessment is not objective, since the presence or absence of gastric contents cannot be guaranteed.
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November 2024
Department of Medicine, RIPAS Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, BRN.
Stomach cancer remains a significant cause of mortality, as most patients are diagnosed at advanced stages. The primary method for diagnosis is endoscopy, along with tissue acquisition, supplemented by endoscopic ultrasound or computed tomography for disease staging. While point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is now firmly integrated into clinical practice, it is still not widely utilized.
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