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Research outputs from the Gastroenterology department at the RD&E.
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Ambulatory care management of 69 patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis in comparison to 695 inpatients: insights from a multicentre UK cohort study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2022-01-01)INTRODUCTION: Acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC) traditionally requires inpatient hospital management for intravenous therapies and/or colectomy. Ambulatory ASUC care has not yet been evaluated in large cohorts. AIMS: ... -
Clinician preferences in the treatment of acutely symptomatic hernia: the 'MASH' survey
(Royal College of Surgeons, 2022-02-23)INTRODUCTION: There is limited high-quality evidence to guide the management of acute hernia presentation. The aim of this study was to survey surgeons to assess current trends in assessment, treatment strategy and operative ... -
Elective splenectomy in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma: Does the size of the spleen affect surgical outcomes?
(Korean Association of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, 2022-02-16)BACKGROUNDS/AIMS: Splenectomy in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is performed to relieve abdominal symptoms, treat hypersplenism or confirm diagnosis. Excision of a very large spleen is technically challenging and ... -
Editor's Choice - February 2022
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Editor's Choice - January 2022
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Providing information, care and support to IBD patients during the pandemic
(MA Healthcare, 2022-03-24)Vida Cairnes, Lead Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Nurse Specialist, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, and the Exeter IBD Specialist Nursing Team were runners-up in the Gastrointestinal/IBD Nurse of the Year category of ... -
P361 PREPARE-IBD: Physician Responses to disease Flares and Patient Adaptation in Relation to Events in Inflammatory Bowel Disease during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multicentre cohort analysis
(Oxford University Press, 2022-01-21)The COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose complex problems across Europe and the world, with rising numbers of infections and the ongoing need for drastic public health interventions. This is difficult for patients with ... -
Antibody decay, T cell immunity and breakthrough infections following two SARS-CoV-2 vaccine doses in inflammatory bowel disease patients treated with infliximab and vedolizumab
(Nature, 2022-03-16)Anti tumour necrosis factor (anti-TNF) drugs increase the risk of serious respiratory infection and impair protective immunity following pneumococcal and influenza vaccination. Here we report SARS-CoV-2 vaccine-induced ... -
COVID-19 vaccine-induced antibody responses in immunosuppressed patients with inflammatory bowel disease (VIP): a multicentre, prospective, case-control study
(Elsevier, 2022-04-01)BACKGROUND: The effects that therapies for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have on immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination are not yet fully known. Therefore, we sought to determine whether COVID-19 vaccine-induced ... -
Associations Between Glycemic Traits and Colorectal Cancer: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis
(Oxford University Press, 2022-01-20)BACKGROUND: Glycemic traits-such as hyperinsulinemia, hyperglycemia, and type-2 diabetes-have been associated with higher colorectal cancer risk in observational studies; however, causality of these associations is uncertain. ... -
Standardization of ileoanal J-pouch surgery technique: Quality assessment of minimally invasive ileoanal J-pouch surgery videos
(Elsevier, 2021-12-31)BACKGROUND: Ileal pouch anal anastomosis is a complex procedure associated with significant morbidity, with several complications after ileal pouch anal anastomosis surgery leading to pouch failure. The aim of the study ... -
OP21 COVID-19 vaccine-induced antibody responses are impaired in Inflammatory Bowel Disease patients treated with infliximab, ustekinumab or tofacitinib, but not thiopurines or vedolizumab
Robust COVID-19 vaccine-induced antibody (Ab) responses are important for protective anti-viral immunity. Data are urgently needed to determine whether vaccine-induced immunity is impacted by commonly used immunosuppressive ... -
OP22 Antibody decay, T cell immunity and breakthrough infections following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in infliximab- and vedolizumab-treated patients
Antibody responses following SARS-CoV-2 infection or a single-dose of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine are impaired in patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated with anti-TNF compared to those treated with vedolizumab, a gut-selective ... -
Quality of life in restorative versus non-restorative resections for rectal cancer: systematic review
(Wiley, 2021-11-09)BACKGROUND: Low rectal cancers could be treated using restorative (anterior resection, AR) or non-restorative procedures with an end/permanent stoma (Hartmann's, HE; or abdominoperineal excision, APE). Although the surgical ... -
TP6.2.8 Impact of patients’ characteristics on operative difficulty and clinical outcomes of laparoscopic cholecystectomy
(Wiley, 2021-10-28)Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is a common surgical procedure. Intraoperative findings are highly unpredictable and the operative difficulty varies from straightforward to very challenging procedures. Several studies ... -
To mesh or not to mesh-the known unknowns of preventing parastomal hernias
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PTH-54 An Audit on the Use of Large Volume Paracentesis Checklist in Patients with cirrhosis
(BMJ, 2021-11-07)Introduction Standardised procedure checklist for large volume paracentesis (LVP) has been shown to improve rates of documentation and reduce procedure related complications (Fyson et al; 2018). A modified LVP checklist ... -
Recommendations for the optimal use of mesalazine in the management of patients with mild to moderate ulcerative colitis
(Mark Allen Group, 2021-10-02)The 2021 National report from IBD UK included responses from over 10 000 patients with inflammatory bowel disease, over 70% of whom reported having at least one flare in the last 12 months. As the first-line treatment for ...