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Gairing SJ, Mangini C, Zarantonello L, Jonasson E, Danneberg S, Sultanik P, Galle PR, Gioia S, Labenz J, Lok AS, Marquardt JU, Lauridsen MM, Bloom PP, Thabut D, Nardelli S, Montagnese S, Labenz C. PHES scores have limited impact on the risk of overt HE in patients with minimal HE. Hepatol Commun 2024; 8:e0438. [PMID: 38701395 PMCID: PMC11073767 DOI: 10.1097/hc9.0000000000000438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 02/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Minimal hepatic encephalopathy, defined by the portosystemic hepatic encephalopathy score (PHES), is associated with a higher risk of subsequent OHE. It remains unclear if there is a stepwise increase in OHE risk with worse PHES results. METHODS In this multicenter study, patients with minimal hepatic encephalopathy, as defined by abnormal PHES, were followed for OHE development. RESULTS In all, 207 patients were included. There was no stepwise increase in OHE risk with worse PHES results. CONCLUSIONS Abnormal PHES is associated with a higher OHE risk, but we found no stepwise increase in OHE risk with worse PHES results below the established cutoff.
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- Simon Johannes Gairing
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
- Cirrhosis Center Mainz (CCM), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hospital of South West Jutland, Esbjerg, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine I, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Service d’hépato-gastroentérologie, Sorbonne Université, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
- Cirrhosis Center Mainz (CCM), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Diakonie Hospital Jung-Stilling, Siegen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Medicine I, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hospital of South West Jutland, Esbjerg, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Service d’hépato-gastroentérologie, Sorbonne Université, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Chronobiology Section, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
- Cirrhosis Center Mainz (CCM), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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Labenz J, Borkenstein DP, Heil FJ, Madisch A, Tappe U, Schmidt H, Terjung B, Klymiuk I, Horvath A, Gross M, Stadlbauer V. Corrigendum: Application of a multispecies probiotic reduces gastro-intestinal discomfort and induces microbial changes after colonoscopy. Front Oncol 2024; 14:1395635. [PMID: 38601766 PMCID: PMC11005451 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1395635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024] Open
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1078315.].
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- Joachim Labenz
- Department of Internal Medicine, Diakonie Klinikum Jung-Stilling, Siegen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Hospital Clinic Siloah, Hannover, Germany
- Centrum Gastroenterologie Bethanien, Agaplesion Krankenhaus Bethanien, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Gastropraxis an der St. Barbara Klinik, Hamm, Germany
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- Praxis für Innere Medizin und Gastroenterologie Dr. H. Schmidt, Berlin, Germany
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- Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Division for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- Area 3 Microbiome Modulation for Precision Medicine, Center for Biomarker Research in Medicine (CBmed), Graz, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Internistisches Klinikum München Süd, Munich, Germany
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- Division for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- Area 3 Microbiome Modulation for Precision Medicine, Center for Biomarker Research in Medicine (CBmed), Graz, Austria
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Kahrilas P, Anastasiou F, Bredenoord AJ, El Serag HB, Labenz J, Mendive J, Savarino EV, Sifrim D, Udrescu M, Yadlapati R, Hungin AP. Proton pump inhibitors: rational use and use-reduction. The Windsor Workshop. Dig Dis 2024:000538399. [PMID: 38513623 DOI: 10.1159/000538399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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BACKGROUND Despite deprescribing initiatives to curb overutilisation of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), achieving meaningful reductions in PPI use is proving a challenge. SUMMARY An international group of primary care doctors and gastroenterologists examined the literature surrounding PPI use and use-reduction to clarify: (i) what constitutes rational PPI prescribing; (ii) when and in whom PPI use-reduction should be attempted; and (iii) what strategies to use when attempting PPI use-reduction. KEY MESSAGES • Before starting a PPI for reflux-like symptoms, patients should be educated on potential causes and alternative approaches including dietary and lifestyle modification, weight loss, and relaxation strategies. • When commencing a PPI, patients should understand the reason for treatment, planned duration and review date. • PPI use at hospital discharge should not be continued without a recognised indication for long-term treatment. • Long-term PPI therapy should be reviewed at least annually. • PPI use-reduction should be based on the lack of a rational indication for long-term PPI use, not concern for PPI-associated adverse events. • PPI use-reduction strategies involving switching to on-demand PPI or dose tapering, with rescue therapy for rebound symptoms, are more likely to succeed than abrupt cessation.
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Gairing SJ, Mangini C, Zarantonello L, Gioia S, Nielsen EJ, Danneberg S, Lok AS, Sultanik P, Galle PR, Labenz J, Thabut D, Marquardt JU, Bloom PP, Lauridsen MM, Montagnese S, Nardelli S, Labenz C. Minimal hepatic encephalopathy is associated with a higher risk of overt hepatic encephalopathy and poorer survival. J Intern Med 2024; 295:331-345. [PMID: 37983845 DOI: 10.1111/joim.13747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) is a frequent complication in patients with liver cirrhosis. Its impact on predicting the development of overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE) and survival has not been studied in large multicenter studies. METHODS Data from patients recruited at eight centers across Europe and the United States were analyzed. MHE was detected using the psychometric hepatic encephalopathy score (PHES). A subset was also tested with the simplified animal naming test (S-ANT1). Patients were followed for OHE development and death/liver transplantation (LTx). RESULTS A total of 1462 patients with a median model of end-stage liver disease of 11 were included (Child-Pugh (CP) stages: A 47%/B 41%/C 12%). Median follow-up time was 19 months, during which 336 (23%) patients developed an OHE episode and 464 (32%) reached the composite end point of death/LTx (369 deaths, 95 LTx). In multivariable analyses, MHE (defined by PHES) was associated with the development of OHE (subdistribution hazard ratio 1.74, p < 0.001) and poorer LTx-free survival (hazard ratio 1.53, p < 0.001) in the total cohort as well as in the subgroup of patients without a history of OHE. In subgroup analyses, MHE (defined by PHES) was associated with OHE development in patients with CP B, whereas there was no association in patients with CP A or C. In the subgroup of patients with available S-ANT1, MHE (defined by S-ANT1) was independently associated with OHE development. Combined testing (PHES+S-ANT1) was superior to single testing for predicting OHE and poorer LTx-free survival. CONCLUSIONS This large multicenter study demonstrates that screening for MHE is a useful tool for predicting OHE and poorer survival.
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Affiliation(s)
- Simon Johannes Gairing
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
- Cirrhosis Center Mainz (CCM), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hospital of South West Jutland, Esbjerg, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine I, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Service d'hépato-gastroentérologie, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
- Cirrhosis Center Mainz (CCM), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Diakonie Hospital Jung-Stilling, Siegen, Germany
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- Service d'hépato-gastroentérologie, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Department of Medicine I, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hospital of South West Jutland, Esbjerg, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Chronobiology Section, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
- Cirrhosis Center Mainz (CCM), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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Gairing SJ, Mangini C, Zarantonello L, Gioia S, Nielsen EJ, Danneberg S, Gabriel M, Ehrenbauer AF, Bloom PP, Ripoll C, Sultanik P, Galle PR, Labenz J, Thabut D, Zipprich A, Lok AS, Weissenborn K, Marquardt JU, Lauridsen MM, Nardelli S, Montagnese S, Labenz C. Prevalence of Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis: A Multicenter Study. Am J Gastroenterol 2023; 118:2191-2200. [PMID: 36940426 DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/22/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The prevalence of minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE), in particular in different subgroups, remains unknown. This study aimed to analyze the prevalence of MHE in different subgroups to identify patients at high risk and to pave the way for personalized screening approaches. METHODS In this study, data of patients recruited at 10 centers across Europe and the United States were analyzed. Only patients without clinical signs of hepatic encephalopathy were included. MHE was detected using the Psychometric Hepatic Encephalopathy Score (PHES, cut-off < or ≤-4 depending on local norms). Clinical and demographic characteristics of the patients were assessed and analyzed. RESULTS In total, 1,868 patients with cirrhosis with a median model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) of 11 were analyzed (Child-Pugh [CP] stages: A 46%, B 42%, and C 12%). In the total cohort, MHE was detected by PHES in 650 patients (35%). After excluding patients with a history of overt hepatic encephalopathy, the prevalence of MHE was 29%. In subgroup analyses, the prevalence of MHE in patients with CP A was low (25%), whereas it was high in CP B or C (42% and 52%). In patients with a MELD score <10, the prevalence of MHE was only 25%, but it was 48% in patients with a MELD score ≥20. Standardized ammonia levels (ammonia level/upper limit of normal of each center) correlated significantly, albeit weakly with PHES (Spearman ρ = -0.16, P < 0.001). DISCUSSION The prevalence of MHE in patients with cirrhosis was high but varied substantially between diseases stages. These data may pave the way for more individualized MHE screening approaches.
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- Simon Johannes Gairing
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
- Cirrhosis Center Mainz (CCM), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hospital of South West Jutland, Esbjerg, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine I, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Clinic for Neurology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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- Service d'hépato-gastroentérologie, Sorbonne Université, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
- Cirrhosis Center Mainz (CCM), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Diakonie Hospital Jung-Stilling, Siegen, Germany
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- Service d'hépato-gastroentérologie, Sorbonne Université, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Medicine I, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hospital of South West Jutland, Esbjerg, Denmark
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Chronobiology Section, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
- Cirrhosis Center Mainz (CCM), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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Gairing SJ, Schleicher EM, Kaps L, Schulte-Beerbuehl S, Steiner K, Labenz J, Schattenberg JM, Galle PR, Wörns MA, Labenz C. Development and evaluation of a virtual reality driving test for patients with cirrhosis. Hepatol Commun 2023; 7:e0303. [PMID: 37902506 PMCID: PMC10617881 DOI: 10.1097/hc9.0000000000000303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with cirrhosis and especially those with HE may have impaired driving skills and may be prone to car accidents. This proof-of-concept study aimed to develop and evaluate the applicability of a virtual reality (VR)-based driving test in patients with cirrhosis. Additionally, the association between the results in the VR test and car accidents was investigated. METHODS A short driving test using a VR head-mounted display (HTC Vive Pro Eye) was developed to simulate five hazardous situations. The patient has to pull the brake when the hazardous situations occur. The time from triggering the event to pressing the brake is recorded as reaction time. Total reaction time (TRT) is defined as the combined reaction time to all 5 events. Car accidents were assessed retrospectively (previous 12 months) and patients were followed prospectively for 6 months. Minimal HE (MHE) was diagnosed using Psychometric Hepatic Encephalopathy Score. RESULTS In total, 112 outpatients with cirrhosis and 52 controls without cirrhosis were recruited. MHE was detected in 14% (n = 15). Patients with cirrhosis and MHE (5.67 s) had higher TRTs compared to patients without MHE (5.02 s) and controls without cirrhosis above the age of 50 (4.98 s) (MHE vs. no MHE or controls p<0.01, no MHE vs. controls: not significant). Seven patients reported car accidents during the twelve months prior to study inclusion. TRTs were numerically higher in patients with reported car accidents (p = 0.099). When patients who stopped driving for HE-related/cirrhosis-related reasons (n = 14) were added to the group of patients with accidents, then a longer TRT was significantly associated with the modeled outcome in univariable (p<0.01) and multivariable analyses (OR 2.83, p<0.01). Two car accidents occurred during follow-up. Both patients had TRTs above the 90th percentile. CONCLUSIONS The VR driving test is easy and rapid to perform in patients with cirrhosis and could be helpful as a point-of-care tool for predicting car accidents.
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- Simon J. Gairing
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
- Cirrhosis Center Mainz (CCM), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
- Cirrhosis Center Mainz (CCM), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
- Cirrhosis Center Mainz (CCM), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
- Cirrhosis Center Mainz (CCM), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
- Cirrhosis Center Mainz (CCM), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Diakonie Hospital Jung-Stilling, Siegen
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
- Metabolic Liver Research Program, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
- Cirrhosis Center Mainz (CCM), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
- Cirrhosis Center Mainz (CCM), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hematology, Oncology and Endocrinology, Klinikum Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
- Cirrhosis Center Mainz (CCM), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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Adarkwah CC, Hirsch O, Menzel M, Labenz J. Endoscopic measurement of hiatal hernias: is it reliable and does it have a clinical impact? Results from a large prospective database. Postgrad Med 2023; 135:615-622. [PMID: 37571982 DOI: 10.1080/00325481.2023.2239135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of our study was to compare the results of endoscopy and manometry with regard to the presence and longitudinal size of hiatal hernias using a cohort of patients with PPI-refractory reflux symptoms. In addition, we aimed to investigate the clinical relevance of hiatal hernias and their size in relation to the occurrence of GERD. METHODS Five hundred patients with suspected GERD due to typical reflux symptoms (heartburn and regurgitation) and inadequate response to PPI therapy underwent standardized screening at a reflux center. After 2 weeks of PPI withdrawal, all patients underwent endoscopy, 24-h pH impedance measurement, and high-resolution manometry (HRM). Both endoscopy and HRM results were available for 487 patients. RESULTS There was a high correlation between the endoscopic and manometric measured longitudinal size of hernias (rho = .768 (p < .001)). Absolute differences differ on a small effect basis (Cohen's d = 0.23). The presence of hernias increases significantly with the severity of GERD, regardless of whether the hernia was diagnosed by endoscopy or manometry. CONCLUSION In summary, endoscopically and manometrically measured hiatal hernia size are highly significantly correlated. Patients with refractory reflux symptoms and a hernia size of 4 cm are very likely to have GERD. In the future, this finding could greatly simplify the diagnosis of GERD.
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- Charles Christian Adarkwah
- Care and Public Health Research Institute, Department of Health Services Research, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Institute of General Practice, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine and Reflux Center Siegerland, Diakonie Hospital Jung Stilling, Siegen, Germany
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Miehlke S, Arnim UV, Schlag C, Labenz J, Madisch A. [Treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis - advancements and perspectives]. Laryngorhinootologie 2023; 102:339-348. [PMID: 37141876 DOI: 10.1055/a-1861-7152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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In recent years significant progress has been made in the treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), especially in the area of topical corticosteroids. Novel EoE-specific formulations have been developed and first approvals have been obtained for induction and maintenance of remission in adult EoE patients with the orodispersible budesonide tablet in Germany and other European and non-EU countries. A novel budesonide oral suspension is currently under priority review by the FDA for first approval in the U.S. In contrast, the scientific evidence on the efficacy of proton pump inhibitors remains limited. Moreover, new biologicals have been identified which showed promising results in phase 2 trials and are now being studied in phase 3. This article aims to summarize and discuss recent advances and perspectives in the treatment of EoE.
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- Stephan Miehlke
- Magen-Darm-Zentrum, Facharztzentrum Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious diseases, Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg AöR, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Second medical department, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, Munchen, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik, Ev. Jung-Stilling Krankenhaus, Siegen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Siloah Hospital, Hannover, Germany
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Labenz J, Menzel M, Hirsch O, Müller M, Labenz C, Adarkwah CC. Symptoms, the GerdQ score and patients' characteristics do not predict gastroesophageal reflux disease in patients with proton-pump-inhibitor-refractory reflux symptoms-results from a large prospective database. PeerJ 2023; 11:e14802. [PMID: 36846452 PMCID: PMC9951796 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
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Background The number of patients with proton pump inhibitor (PPI)-refractory reflux symptoms is underestimated since many patients resign after an unsuccessful therapy attempt. Thus, it would be useful having a non-invasive tool that can help identify true gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) patients in order to manage them early and properly. The GerdQ is a validated tool developed for this purpose but its applicability in PPI-refractory patients has not yet been investigated. Our aim was to investigate if reflux symptoms per se, the GerdQ and patients characteristics are suitable for non-invasive diagnosis of GERD in patients with PPI refractory reflux symptoms. Methods A total of 500 patients from a prospectively recorded data base with PPI-refractory reflux symptoms were retrospectively analyzed. All patients received comprehensive diagnostic workup including EGD, pH-impedance measurement and manometry. GERD was diagnosed according to the recent Lyon consensus. Results Of all patients enrolled in the study, 280 (56%) finally fulfilled the criteria for objectively verified GERD according to the Lyon consensus. There were no significant differences in age and gender between the patients with and without GERD, whereas the body mass index was significantly higher in the group with verified GERD, but the discriminative value was low (Welch-Test, p < .001, Cohen's d = 0.39). Furthermore, there were no significant differences in the GerdQ values between the two groups. A GerdQ cutoff value ≥ 9 resulted in a sensitivity of 43% and specificity of 57% with a positive predictive value of 56% and a negative predictive value of 44%. Conclusion Based on our study, neither symptoms and the GerdQ score nor patients' characteristics are appropriate tools to distinguish between GERD and other causes for reflux symptoms in patients with PPI-refractory reflux symptoms.
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- Joachim Labenz
- Department of Medicine, Diakonie Hospital Jung Stilling, Siegen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Diakonie Hospital Jung Stilling, Siegen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Johannes-Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Heath Services Research, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands,Institute of General Practice, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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Labenz J, Anschütz M, Walstab J, Wedemeyer RS, Wolters H, Schug B. Heartburn relief with bicarbonate-rich mineral water: results of the randomised, placebo-controlled phase-III trial STOMACH STILL. BMJ Open Gastroenterol 2023; 10:bmjgast-2022-001048. [PMID: 36849190 PMCID: PMC9972411 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgast-2022-001048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/01/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE We assessed whether the bicarbonate-rich mineral water Staatl. Fachingen STILL is superior over conventional mineral water in relieving heartburn. DESIGN Multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial STOMACH STILL in adult patients with frequent heartburn episodes since ≥6 months and without moderate/severe reflux oesophagitis. Patients drank 1.5 L/day verum or placebo over the course of the day for 6 weeks. Primary endpoint was the percentage of patients with reduction of ≥5 points in the Reflux Disease Questionnaire (RDQ) score for 'heartburn'. Secondary endpoints included symptom reduction (RDQ), health-related quality of life (HRQOL, Quality of Life in Reflux and Dyspepsia (QOLRAD)), intake of rescue medication and safety/tolerability. RESULTS Of 148 randomised patients (verum: n=73, placebo: n=75), 143 completed the trial. Responder rates were 84.72% in the verum and 63.51% in the placebo group (p=0.0035, number needed to treat=5). Symptoms improved under verum compared with placebo for the dimension 'heartburn' (p=0.0003) and the RDQ total score (p=0.0050). HRQOL improvements under verum compared with placebo were reported for 3 of 5 QOLRAD domains, that is, 'food/drink problems' (p=0.0125), 'emotional distress' (p=0.0147) and 'vitality' (p=0.0393). Mean intake of rescue medication decreased from 0.73 tablets/day at baseline to 0.47 tablets/day in week 6 in the verum group, whereas in the placebo group it remained constant during the trial. Only three patients had treatment-related adverse events (verum: n=1, placebo: n=2). CONCLUSION STOMACH STILL is the first controlled clinical trial demonstrating superiority of a mineral water over placebo in relieving heartburn, accompanied by an improved HRQOL. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER EudraCT 2017-001100-30.
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- SocraTec R&D Concepts in Drug Research and Development GmbH, Oberursel, Germany
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- SocraTec R&D Concepts in Drug Research and Development GmbH, Erfurt, Germany
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- SocraTec R&D Concepts in Drug Research and Development GmbH, Oberursel, Germany.,SocraMetrics GmbH, Erfurt, Germany
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- Fachingen Heil- und Mineralbrunnen GmbH, Birlenbach OT Fachingen/Lahn, Germany
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- SocraTec R&D Concepts in Drug Research and Development GmbH, Oberursel, Germany.,SocraMetrics GmbH, Erfurt, Germany
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Labenz J, Borkenstein DP, Heil FJ, Madisch A, Tappe U, Schmidt H, Terjung B, Klymiuk I, Horvath A, Gross M, Stadlbauer V. Application of a multispecies probiotic reduces gastro-intestinal discomfort and induces microbial changes after colonoscopy. Front Oncol 2023; 12:1078315. [PMID: 36698396 PMCID: PMC9870247 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1078315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Even after decades of research and pharmaceutical development, cancer is still one of the most common causes of death in the western population and the management of cancer will remain a major challenge of medical research. One of the most common types of cancer is colorectal cancer (CRC). Prevention by detection of early-stage precursors is the most reliable method to prevent CRC development. In dependence of age, familial predisposition, and other risk factors the preventative routine screening for CRC by colonoscopy should be performed at least twice in intervals of about ten years. Although colonoscopy is a life-saving clinical examination reducing both incidence and mortality of CRC significantly, it has still a bad reputation in the population as an uncomfortable procedure with unpleasant side effects lasting sometimes over days to weeks. These effects are most likely caused by the bowel preparation before colonoscopy, which is crucial for a successful colonoscopy with high quality. Beside pain, bleeding and other rare but severe complications of colonoscopy, cleaning of the intestinal mucosa alters the gut microbiome significantly and consistently. Abdominal pain, cramps, diarrhea, nausea, bloating, and constipation are common adverse events which can continue to affect patients for days or even weeks after the procedure. In this multicenter, placebo controlled, double blind clinical trial, we investigated the effect of an intervention with a multispecies probiotic formulation for 30 days on the adverse events due to bowel preparation. We show that the treatment of participants with the multispecies probiotic formulation decreases the number of days with constipation significantly, and reduced pain, bloating, diarrhea, and general discomfort. 16S based amplicon analyses reveal recovery of administered probiotic strains from stool samples and differences in alpha diversity dynamics with higher variability in the probiotic group compared to the placebo group. In conclusion, the probiotic ameliorates the side effects after colonoscopy and might be an important supplement to increase acceptance of this life-saving preventative examination. Further, we present here for the first time that probiotic intervention of only 30 days affects alpha diversity parameters in stool samples.
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- Joachim Labenz
- Department of Internal Medicine, Diakonie Klinikum Jung-Stilling, Siegen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Hospital Clinic Siloah, Hannover, Germany
- Centrum Gastroenterologie Bethanien, Agaplesion Krankenhaus Bethanien, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Gastropraxis an der St. Barbara Klinik, Hamm, Germany
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- Praxis für Innere Medizin und Gastroenterologie Dr. H. Schmidt, Berlin, Germany
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- Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Division for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- Area 3 Microbiome Modulation for Precision Medicine, Center for Biomarker Research in Medicine (CBmed), Graz, Austria
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- Department of Internal medicine, Internistisches Klinikum München Süd, Munich, Germany
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- Division for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- Area 3 Microbiome Modulation for Precision Medicine, Center for Biomarker Research in Medicine (CBmed), Graz, Austria
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Madisch A, Frieling T, Zimmermann A, Hollenz M, Labenz J, Stracke B, Miehlke S. Menthacarin, a proprietary peppermint oil and caraway oil combination, improves multiple complaints in patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders - a systematic review and meta-analysis. Dig Dis 2022; 41:522-532. [PMID: 36502789 DOI: 10.1159/000528553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION This systematic review summarizes published data on Menthacarin, the proprietary combination of peppermint oil and caraway oil, in the treatment of functional gastrointestinal disorders. Efficacy was assessed by meta-analysis of placebo-controlled trials. METHODS We searched Pubmed, Cochrane library, and the manufacturer's information system for clinical studies investigating the safety and efficacy of Menthacarin. Efficacy analyses included change from baseline of epigastric pain and general improvement of the patients' condition. RESULTS Five randomized trials involving 580 patients were found, demonstrating significant effects of Menthacarin on symptoms of functional dyspepsia (FD) compared to placebo or similar effects compared to a reference drug. Seven other studies reported favorable results on therapeutic application in FD patients with concomitant Helicobacter pylori infection, in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and on tolerability in FD patients from 12 years of age. Three trials in FD with 249 patients were eligible for meta-analysis. Results demonstrate a significant reduction in pain intensity (SMD 0.80; 95% CI: 0.39-1.21) and in item 2 of the Clinical Global Impression Scale (RR 2.65; 95% CI: 1.81-3.87) for Menthacarin. CONCLUSIONS Menthacarin was shown to be effective and safe for the treatment of FD and represents a promising option for symptoms of IBS.
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Kruis W, Germer C, Böhm S, Dumoulin FL, Frieling T, Hampe J, Keller J, Kreis ME, Meining A, Labenz J, Lock JF, Ritz JP, Schreyer AG, Leifeld L. German guideline diverticular disease/diverticulitis: Part II: Conservative, interventional and surgical management. United European Gastroenterol J 2022; 10:940-957. [PMID: 36459576 PMCID: PMC9731665 DOI: 10.1002/ueg2.12313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Diverticulosis and diverticular disease are ranked among the most common gastroenterological diseases and conditions. While for many years diverticulitis was found to be mainly an event occurring in the elder population, more recent work in epidemiology demonstrates increasing frequency in younger subjects. In addition, there is a noticeable trend towards more complicated disease. This may explain the significant increase in hospitalisations observed in recent years. It is not a surprise that the number of scientific studies addressing the clinical and socioeconomic consequences in the field is increasing. As a result, diagnosis and conservative as well as surgical management have changed in recent years. Diverticulosis, diverticular disease and diverticulitis are a complex entity and apparently an interdisciplinary challenge. To meet theses considerations the German Societies for Gastroenterology and Visceral Surgery decided to create joint guidelines addressing all aspects in a truely interdisciplinary fashion. The aim of the guideline is to summarise and to evaluate the current state of knowledge on diverticulosis and diverticular disease and to develop statements as well as recommendations to all physicians involved in the management of patients with diverticular disease.
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- Wolfgang Kruis
- Apl Professor der MedizinischenFakultätUniversität KölnCologneGermany
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein‐, Viszeral‐, Transplantations‐, Gefäß‐ und KinderchirurgieZentrum für Operative MedizinUniversitätsklinikum WürzburgWürzburgGermany
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- Medizinische Klinik IUniversitätsklinikumTU DresdenDresdenGermany
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- Medizinische KlinikIsraelitisches KrankenhausHamburgGermany
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- Klinik für Allgemein‐, Viszeral‐ und GefäßchirurgieCharité ‐ Universitätsmedizin BerlinCampus Benjamin FranklinBerlinGermany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik 2Zentrum für Innere Medizin (ZIM)Universitätsklinikum WürzburgWürzburgGermany
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- Abteilung für Innere MedizinEvang. Jung‐Stilling‐Krankenhaus, SiegenSiegenGermany
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein‐, Viszeral‐, Transplantations‐, Gefäß‐ und KinderchirurgieZentrum für Operative MedizinUniversitätsklinikum WürzburgWürzburgGermany
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- Klinik für Allgemein‐ und ViszeralchirurgieHelios Klinikum SchwerinSchwerinGermany
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- Institut für diagnostische und interventionelle RadiologieMedizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane Klinikum BrandenburgBrandenburgGermany
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- Medizinische Klinik 3 – Gastroenterologie und Allgemeine Innere MedizinSt. Bernward KrankenhausHildesheimGermany
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Kruis W, Germer C, Böhm S, Dumoulin FL, Frieling T, Hampe J, Keller J, Kreis ME, Meining A, Labenz J, Lock JF, Ritz JP, Schreyer A, Leifeld L. German guideline diverticular disease/diverticulitis: Part I: Methods, pathogenesis, epidemiology, clinical characteristics (definitions), natural course, diagnosis and classification. United European Gastroenterol J 2022; 10:923-939. [PMID: 36411504 PMCID: PMC9731664 DOI: 10.1002/ueg2.12309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Diverticulosis and diverticular disease are ranked among the most common gastroenterological diseases and conditions. While for many years diverticulitis was found to be mainly an event occurring in the elder population, more recent work in epidemiology demonstrates increasing frequency in younger subjects. In addition, there is a noticeable trend towards more complicated disease. This may explain the significant increase in hospitalisations observed in recent years. It is not a surprise that the number of scientific studies addressing the clinical and socioeconomic consequences in the field is increasing. As a result, diagnosis and conservative as well as surgical management have changed in recent years. Diverticulosis, diverticular disease and diverticulitis are a complex entity and apparently an interdisciplinary challenge. To meet theses considerations the German Societies for Gastroenterology and Visceral Surgery decided to create joint guidelines addressing all aspects in a truely interdisciplinary fashion. The aim of the guideline is to summarise and to evaluate the current state of knowledge on diverticulosis and diverticular disease and to develop statements as well as recommendations to all physicians involved in the management of patients with diverticular disease.
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein‐, Viszeral‐, Transplantations‐, Gefäß‐ und KinderchirurgieUniversitätsklinikum WürzburgWürzburgGermany
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- Medizinische Klinik IUniversitätsklinikum DresdenDresdenGermany
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- Medizinische KlinikIsraelitisches KrankenhausHamburgGermany
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- Klinik für Allgemein‐, Viszeral‐ und GefäßchirurgieCharité ‐ Universitätsmedizin BerlinCampus Benjamin FranklinBerlinGermany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik 2Zentrum für Innere Medizin (ZIM)Universitätsklinikum WürzburgWürzburgGermany
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- Abteilung für Innere MedizinEvang. Jung‐Stilling‐KrankenhausSiegenGermany
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein‐, Viszeral‐, Transplantations‐, Gefäß‐ und KinderchirurgieUniversitätsklinikum WürzburgWürzburgGermany
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- Klinik für Allgemein‐ und ViszeralchirurgieHelios Klinikum SchwerinSchwerinGermany
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- Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle RadiologieBrandenburg Theodor Fontane Klinikum BrandenburgBrandenburgGermany
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- Medizinische Klinik 3 – Gastroenterologie und Allgemeine Innere MedizinSt. Bernward KrankenhausHildesheimGermany
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Labenz J. [Guideline gastroesopageal reflux disease 2022 - what´s new?]. MMW Fortschr Med 2022; 164:40-45. [PMID: 36253696 DOI: 10.1007/s15006-022-1890-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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- Joachim Labenz
- Abteilung Innere Medizin, Diakonie-Klinikum GmbH/Jung-Stilling-Krankenhaus, Wichernstraße 40, 57074, Siegen, Deutschland.
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Schreiner P, Safroneeva E, Schoepfer A, Greuter T, Biedermann L, Schlag C, Labenz J, Auth MKH, Bredenoord AJ, Chang JW, Bonis PA, Rothenberg ME, Collins MH, Hirano I, Gupta SK, Katzka DA, Dellon ES, Straumann A, Furuta GT, Gonsalves N. Management of eosinophilic esophagitis associated food impaction in Europe and the United States. Dis Esophagus 2022; 35:6516224. [PMID: 35088073 DOI: 10.1093/dote/doac003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is the most common cause of esophageal food impaction (EFI). Approaches to management of EFI due to EoE have not been well characterized. We conducted a web-based survey to understand approaches to management of EFI due to EoE among endoscopists. Questions focused on management of patients from presentation to post-endoscopy follow-up. The survey was administered to a list of eligible candidates provided by societies of gastroenterology. A total of 308 endoscopists completed the questionnaire. The majority (83%) practiced in Europe and treated adults (78%). Most agreed patients should be advised to seek emergency care (66%) within 1 to 2 hours (41% agreement). There was agreement that medications to induce vomiting should be avoided (84%) and that blood tests or imaging studies were usually not required before endoscopy. By contrast, there was more variability in the type of sedation recommended and the need for endotracheal intubation, especially when comparing more experienced with less experienced EoE-endoscopists. Overall, fewer than half (43%) respondents recommended obtaining esophageal biopsies during the initial endoscopy. However, there were significant differences in the proportion who recommended biopsies based on level of EoE-experience (25, 52, 77%, P < 0.001; less vs. moderate vs. very experienced) and comparing pediatric and adult endoscopists (32, vs. 79%, P < 0.001; adult vs. pediatric). There exists heterogeneity among endoscopists in recommendations to manage EFI in patients with EoE. These findings support development of clinical guidelines and new studies to clarify the rationale for best practices. Key summary: Established knowledge-The optimal management of patients with esophageal food impaction due to eosinophilic esophagitis from presentation at the emergency department to postendoscopy care is unclear. New findings-Considerable recommendation variation exists in the management of EFI in patients with EoE. Our findings provide a rationale for the creation of consensus practice guidelines and further study into best practices.
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- Philipp Schreiner
- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV) and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV) and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine, Diakonie Hospital Jung- Stilling, Siegen, Germany
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- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust and University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University/Community Health Network, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Digestive Health Institute, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado and Gastrointestinal Eosinophilic Diseases Program, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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Leifeld L, Germer CT, Böhm S, Dumoulin FL, Frieling T, Kreis M, Meining A, Labenz J, Lock JF, Ritz JP, Schreyer A, Kruis W. S3-Leitlinie Divertikelkrankheit/Divertikulitis – Gemeinsame Leitlinie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Gastroenterologie, Verdauungs- und Stoffwechselkrankheiten (DGVS) und der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie (DGAV). Z Gastroenterol 2022; 60:613-688. [PMID: 35388437 DOI: 10.1055/a-1741-5724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Ludger Leifeld
- Medizinische Klinik 3 - Gastroenterologie und Allgemeine Innere Medizin, St. Bernward Krankenhaus, Hildesheim, apl. Professur an der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral-, Transplantations-, Gefäß- und Kinderchirurgie, Zentrum für Operative Medizin, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg
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- Spital Bülach, Spitalstrasse 24, 8180 Bülach, Schweiz
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- Medizinische Klinik II, Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie, Infektiologie, Neurogastroenterologie, Hämatologie, Onkologie und Palliativmedizin HELIOS Klinikum Krefeld
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- Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Gefäßchirurgie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik 2, Zentrum für Innere Medizin (ZIM), Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg
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- Abteilung für Innere Medizin, Evang. Jung-Stilling-Krankenhaus, Siegen
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral-, Transplantations-, Gefäß- und Kinderchirurgie, Zentrum für Operative Medizin, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg
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- Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Helios Klinikum Schwerin
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- Institut für diagnostische und interventionelle Radiologie, Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane Klinikum Brandenburg, Brandenburg, Deutschland
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- Medizinische Fakultät, Universität Köln, Köln, Deutschland
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Labenz C, Labenz J, Galle PR. Letter to the editor: Evidence on the use of l-ornithine l-aspartate in overt HE-But does it really improve prognosis? Hepatology 2022; 75:1064-1065. [PMID: 34957567 DOI: 10.1002/hep.32309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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- Christian Labenz
- Department of Internal Medicine IUniversity Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-UniversityMainzGermany.,Cirrhosis Center MainzUniversity Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-UniversityMainzGermany
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- Department of Internal MedicineDiakonie-Klinikum Jung StillingSiegenGermany
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- Department of Internal Medicine IUniversity Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-UniversityMainzGermany.,Cirrhosis Center MainzUniversity Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-UniversityMainzGermany
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Adarkwah CC, Labenz J, Hirsch O. Burnout and work satisfaction are differentially associated in gastroenterologists in Germany. F1000Res 2022; 11:368. [PMID: 35673351 PMCID: PMC9152463 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.110296.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Burnout in the field of gastroenterology is an under-researched phenomenon. So far, only a few studies have dealt with this topic. There are large geographical variations in burnout rates with 16-20% of gastroenterologists in Mexico and Germany being at risk or having burnout, 30-40% in the United Kingdom, and 50-55% in South Korea, Canada, and the USA. The investigation of differential associations of burnout with important factors in gastroenterologists leading to tailored therapy recommendations is lacking. Therefore, we investigated the associations between work satisfaction and burnout in this specialization. METHODS We distributed an electronic survey to gastroenterologists organized mainly in the Federal Organization of Gastroenterology in Germany (the BVGD - Bundesverband Gastroenterologie Deutschland). The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and the Work Satisfaction Questionnaire (WSQ) were examined regarding their postulated internal structure in our sample of gastroenterologists. Canonical correlations were performed to examine the association between work satisfaction and burnout in endoscopy physicians. RESULTS An acceptable model fit was shown for both the MBI and the Work Satisfaction Questionnaire. The canonical correlation analysis resulted in two statistically significant canonical functions with correlations of .62 (p<.001) and .27 (p<.001). The full model across all functions was significant (χ 2 (18) = 386.26, p<.001). Burden, personal rewards, and global item regarding the job situation were good predictors for less exhaustion, while patient care and professional relations were good predictors for personal accomplishment. This supports the recognition of burnout as being a multidimensional construct which has to be thoroughly diagnosed. CONCLUSIONS Specific interventions should be designed to improve symptoms of burnout in endoscopy physicians according to their individual complaints as burnout is a multidimensional construct. Differential interventions should be offered on the basis of our study results in order to alleviate the issue of work satisfaction and burnout in endoscopy physicians.
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- Charles Christian Adarkwah
- Department of General Practice and Family Medicine, Philipps-University, Marburg, 35043, Germany
- CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Department of Health Services Research, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Medizinische Klinik, Diakonie Klinikum, Siegen, 57074, Germany
- Bundesverband Gastroenterologie Deutschland (BVGD) e. V., Berlin, 10707, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, FOM University of Applied Sciences, Siegen, 57078, Germany
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Adarkwah CC, Labenz J, Hirsch O. Burnout and work satisfaction are differentially associated in gastroenterologists in Germany. F1000Res 2022; 11:368. [PMID: 35673351 PMCID: PMC9152463 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.110296.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Burnout in the field of gastroenterology is an under-researched phenomenon. So far, only a few studies have dealt with this topic. There are large geographical variations in burnout rates with 16-20% of gastroenterologists in Mexico and Germany being at risk or having burnout, 30-40% in the United Kingdom, and 50-55% in South Korea, Canada, and the USA. The investigation of differential associations of burnout with important factors in gastroenterologists leading to tailored therapy recommendations is lacking. Therefore, we investigated the associations between work satisfaction and burnout in this specialization. METHODS We distributed an electronic survey to gastroenterologists organized mainly in the Federal Organization of Gastroenterology in Germany (the BVGD - Bundesverband Gastroenterologie Deutschland). The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and the Work Satisfaction Questionnaire (WSQ) were examined regarding their postulated internal structure in our sample of gastroenterologists. Canonical correlations were performed to examine the association between work satisfaction and burnout in endoscopy physicians. RESULTS An acceptable model fit was shown for both the MBI and the Work Satisfaction Questionnaire. The canonical correlation analysis resulted in two statistically significant canonical functions with correlations of .62 (p<.001) and .27 (p<.001). The full model across all functions was significant (χ 2 (18) = 386.26, p<.001). Burden, personal rewards, and global item regarding the job situation were good predictors for less exhaustion, while patient care and professional relations were good predictors for personal accomplishment. This supports the recognition of burnout as being a multidimensional construct which has to be thoroughly diagnosed. CONCLUSIONS Specific interventions should be designed to improve symptoms of burnout in endoscopy physicians according to their individual complaints as burnout is a multidimensional construct. Differential interventions should be offered on the basis of our study results in order to alleviate the issue of work satisfaction and burnout in endoscopy physicians.
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- Charles Christian Adarkwah
- Department of General Practice and Family Medicine, Philipps-University, Marburg, 35043, Germany
- CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Department of Health Services Research, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Medizinische Klinik, Diakonie Klinikum, Siegen, 57074, Germany
- Bundesverband Gastroenterologie Deutschland (BVGD) e. V., Berlin, 10707, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, FOM University of Applied Sciences, Siegen, 57078, Germany
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Adarkwah CC, Labenz J, Hirsch O. Burnout and work satisfaction are differentially associated in gastroenterologists in Germany. F1000Res 2022; 11:368. [PMID: 35673351 PMCID: PMC9152463 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.110296.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Burnout in the field of gastroenterology is an under-researched phenomenon. So far, only a few studies have dealt with this topic. There are large geographical variations in burnout rates with 16-20% of gastroenterologists in Mexico and Germany being at risk or having burnout, 30-40% in the United Kingdom, and 50-55% in South Korea, Canada, and the USA. The investigation of differential associations of burnout with important factors in gastroenterologists leading to tailored therapy recommendations is lacking. Therefore, we investigated the associations between work satisfaction and burnout in this specialization. METHODS We distributed an electronic survey to gastroenterologists organized mainly in the Federal Organization of Gastroenterology in Germany (the BVGD - Bundesverband Gastroenterologie Deutschland). The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and the Work Satisfaction Questionnaire (WSQ) were examined regarding their postulated internal structure in our sample of gastroenterologists. Canonical correlations were performed to examine the association between work satisfaction and burnout in endoscopy physicians. RESULTS An acceptable model fit was shown for both the MBI and the Work Satisfaction Questionnaire. The canonical correlation analysis resulted in two statistically significant canonical functions with correlations of .62 (p<.001) and .27 (p<.001). The full model across all functions was significant (χ 2 (18) = 386.26, p<.001). Burden, personal rewards, and global item regarding the job situation were good predictors for less exhaustion, while patient care and professional relations were good predictors for personal accomplishment. This supports the recognition of burnout as being a multidimensional construct which has to be thoroughly diagnosed. CONCLUSIONS Specific interventions should be designed to improve symptoms of burnout in endoscopy physicians according to their individual complaints as burnout is a multidimensional construct. Differential interventions should be offered on the basis of our study results in order to alleviate the issue of work satisfaction and burnout in endoscopy physicians.
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- Charles Christian Adarkwah
- Department of General Practice and Family Medicine, Philipps-University, Marburg, 35043, Germany
- CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Department of Health Services Research, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Medizinische Klinik, Diakonie Klinikum, Siegen, 57074, Germany
- Bundesverband Gastroenterologie Deutschland (BVGD) e. V., Berlin, 10707, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, FOM University of Applied Sciences, Siegen, 57078, Germany
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Frieling T, Behrens A, Labenz J, Leifeld L, Madisch A, Schilling D, Terjung B. [The gastroenterology during the first and second wave of corona pandemic - two surveys by the working group of the guiding gastroenterologic clinicians (ALGK)]. Z Gastroenterol 2021; 59:1297-1303. [PMID: 34891205 DOI: 10.1055/a-1659-4258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND An evaluation of the non-university hospitals in Germany with regard to the actual and follow-up working condition, alterations and perspectives during the Corona-crisis is missing. The working group of the guiding gastroenterologic clinicians (ALGK) comprises more than 70% of the head physicians of gastroenterological units leading to representative informations. METHODS The ALGK conducted two surveys among its members in 2020 during the first and 2021 during the second Corona-wave. 369 members with correct email adresses were contacted. The first survey included 17 and the second survey 21 questions. RESULTS 58 % of the respondent represented primary and standard care hospitals, 36 % secondary care hospitals, 6 % tertiary hospitals of maximum care, 43 % communal, 38 % confessional and 18 % private hospitals. 87 % of the respondent reported about cancellation of the hospital appointments by the patients (87 %/85 %). In the second survey, appointment cancellation by the physican (58 % vs. 84 %), reduction of emergency cases (16 % vs. 29 %), postponement of diagnostic or therapeutic appointments (85 % vs. 99 %) and reduction of programmed inpatient (65 vs. 91 %) or outpatient treatment (15 % vs. 84 %) were lesser compared to the first survey. Mean reduction of endoscopic procedures per unit were 337/month to 151/month (55 %) for diagnostic endoscopy, 174/month to 84/month (52 %) for therapeutic endoscopy and 56/month to 7/month (87,5 %) for prevention colonoscopy. The comparison between hospital operators revealed more reports on staff to be under quarantine, more very strong or strong feeling of psychological stress, more fear of corona-infection and more suspicion of ambulatory maintenance in gastroenterology in private hospitals. Willingness for vaccination was very high among physicians and nursing staff (92 %/89 %) and not different between the hospital operators. 38 % of the repsondent reported on the fear of existential risk of their hospital because of the Corona-crisis. CONCLUSION The two ALGK surveys give a reprensentative picture of the situation of non-university gastroenterological units during Corona-pandemic in Germany.
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- Thomas Frieling
- Medizinische Klinik II, HELIOS Klinikum Krefeld, Krefeld, Germany
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- Abteilung für Gastroenterologie, Evangelische Elisabeth Klinik Krankenhausbetriebs gGmbH, Berlin, Germany
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- Innere Medizin 2, Jung-Stilling Krankenhaus, Siegen, Germany
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- Internal Medicine III, St. Bernward Krankenhaus, Hildesheim, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Siloah Hospital, Hannover, Germany
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- Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Endokrinologie, Diakonissenkrankenhaus Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Innere Medizin und Gastroenterologie, Betriebsstätte St. Josef, Bonn, Germany
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Miehlke S, von Arnim U, Schlag C, Labenz J, Madisch A. [Treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis - advancements and perspectives]. Z Gastroenterol 2021; 59:869-878. [PMID: 34157757 DOI: 10.1055/a-1429-4192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In recent years significant progress has been made in the treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), especially in the area of topical corticosteroids. Novel EoE-specific formulations have been developed and first approvals have been obtained for induction and maintenance of remission in adult EoE patients with the orodispersible budesonide tablet in Germany and other European and non-EU countries. A novel budesonide oral suspension is currently under priority review by the FDA for first approval in the U.S. In contrast, the scientific evidence on the efficacy of proton pump inhibitors remains limited. Moreover, new biologicals have been identified which showed promising results in phase 2 trials and are now being studied in phase 3. This article aims to summarize and discuss recent advances and perspectives in the treatment of EoE.
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- Stephan Miehlke
- Magen-Darm-Zentrum, Facharztzentrum Eppendorf, Hamburg
- Speiseröhrenzentrum Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg
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- Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Infektiologie, Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg
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- Medizinische Klinik II, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität, München
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin, Diakonie Klinikum Jung-Stilling, Siegen
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- Klinik für Gastroenterologie, KRH Klinikum Siloah, Hannover
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Labenz J. Gastroenterologe – ein toller Beruf, aber …. Z Gastroenterol 2021; 59:529-530. [PMID: 34130329 DOI: 10.1055/a-1498-6961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Frieling T, Labenz J. [Functional gastrointestinal disorders are treated more efficiently by a multidisciplinary approach than standard gastroenterological care]. Z Gastroenterol 2021; 59:360-363. [PMID: 33845501 DOI: 10.1055/a-1375-1587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Thomas Frieling
- Medizinische Klinik II, HELIOS Klinikum Krefeld, Krefeld, Deutschland
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- Fachabteilung Innere Medizin, Diakonie Klinikum Jung-Stilling, Siegen, Deutschland
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Labenz J. [Conservative Therapy of Reflux Disease and its Limits]. Zentralbl Chir 2021; 146:176-187. [PMID: 33598907 DOI: 10.1055/a-1309-2368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Gastrooesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is common. Proton pump inhibitors (PPI) are regarded as first line therapy for all clinical manifestations. However, their efficacy is inadequate for at least 30% of patients and they are occasionally poorly tolerated. Moreover, some patients would prefer an alternative therapy. Alginate cause mechanical reflux inhibition by forming a gelatinous layer in the so-called acid pocket, an acid reservoir that forms on the surface of the chyme in the gastric corpus immediately after food intake. They may be used an alternative to treat the symptoms of uncomplicated GORD and as an add-on to PPIs if these do not improve symptoms adequately. If the reflux symptoms persist or if reflux oesophagitis does not heal, differentiated diagnostic testing must be performed, using endoscopy and functional analysis. Extraoesophageal manifestations of GORD include cough, compulsive clearing of the throat, problems with the voice and globus sensation. These often do not respond to antireflux therapy. Recent data indicate that these are complex hypersensitivity syndromes and that reflux is only one of several possible triggers.
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- Joachim Labenz
- Innere Medizin, Diakonie Klinikum, Jung-Stilling-Krankenhaus Siegen, Deutschland
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Adarkwah CC, Labenz J, Birkner B, Beilenhoff UI, Pfeifer U, Hirsch O. Work satisfaction and risk of burnout for endoscopy staff in Germany: Results of a nationwide survey. Z Gastroenterol 2021; 59:203-213. [PMID: 33498091 DOI: 10.1055/a-1348-2480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Healthcare workers are facing ever-increasing challenges. Moreover, in many areas, there is a shortage of skilled personnel, so endoscopy staff are also increasingly exposed to the risk of developing burnout symptoms. Little is known about job satisfaction and burnout prevalence among endoscopy staff. The present study investigates the risk of burnout as well as job satisfaction among skilled personnel in German endoscopy units and practices. METHODS An online survey was conducted among endoscopy staff, a significant proportion of whom are members of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Endoskopiefachberufe e. V. (DEGEA). In addition to general demographic variables, job satisfaction was determined by using the Short Questionnaire for the Assessment of General and Facet-Specific Job Satisfaction (KAFA), and the risk of burnout was determined by using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI-D). Both were associated with structural characteristics. RESULTS A representative sample took part in the survey (n = 674). The overall level of job satisfaction was high, with a rather elevated risk of burnout, although staff in executive positions performed better overall. Collegiality and mostly flat hierarchies are cited by the majority of those surveyed as positive aspects of their work. Nevertheless, 65 % describe their development opportunities as not performance-oriented, 20 % as virtually non-existent. Over 30 % of those surveyed consider their remuneration to be inadequate. CONCLUSION Representative data for the situation in German endoscopy units could be collected. Despite the fact that on average job satisfaction values are high, with a low risk of burnout, especially in comparison with other occupational groups, often mentioned critical aspects regarding the lack of development opportunities and non-performance-related payment should be taken seriously, and measures should be developed to avoid endangering endoscopy care in the long term.
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- Charles Christian Adarkwah
- Abteilung für Allgemeinmedizin, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Deutschland.,CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Department of Health Services Research, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Niederlande
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- Diakonie Klinikum Siegen, Medizinische Klinik, Siegen, Deutschland.,Bundesverband Gastroenterologie Deutschland (BVGD) e. V
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- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Endoskopiefachberufe (DEGEA) e. V
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- FOM Hochschule für Ökonomie und Management, Siegen, Deutschland
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Labenz C, Kostev K, Galle PR, Wörns MA, Labenz J, Tanislav C, Adarkwah CC. Proton pump inhibitor use is associated with a variety of infections in patients with liver cirrhosis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e23436. [PMID: 33327272 PMCID: PMC7738005 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000023436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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There is evidence that intake of proton pump inhibitors (PPI) increases the risk for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in patients with liver cirrhosis. However, data regarding the impact of PPI intake on occurrence of infections other than SBP are still lacking.We hypothesized that PPI use is associated with a higher rate of infections other than SBP in patients with liver cirrhosis.The current case-control study sample included patients with liver cirrhosis from the Disease Analyzer database (IQVIA), which compiles data such as risk factors, drug prescriptions and diagnoses obtained from general practitioners and specialists in Germany. In total, 2,823 patients with infections were matched with 2,823 patients without infections by propensity scores. For quantification of PPI use the prescribed quantity of PPI during the past 12 months before index date was analyzed.Frequency of PPI users was significantly higher in patients with infections than in patients without infections (47.9% vs 37.9%). In regression analysis, PPI use was significantly associated with the occurrence of infections overall (OR 1.55, 95% CI 1.39-1.72, P < .001), and associated with the occurrence of lower respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections and infectious gastroenteritis. There was no association between PPI use and skin infections. Pantoprazole and omeprazole were the most frequently prescribed PPIs and were both independently associated with the occurrence of infections.PPI use may be associated with infections other than SBP in patients with liver cirrhosis. Prescription of PPI should be limited to patients with a clear indication.
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- Christian Labenz
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz
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- Department of General Practice and Family Medicine, Philipps-University, Marburg
- CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Department of Health Services Research, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Labenz C, Nagel M, Toenges G, Kuchen R, Schattenberg JM, Hilscher M, Huber Y, Marquardt JU, Labenz J, Galle PR, Wörns MA. Impact of non-selective ß-blockers on hepatic encephalopathy in patients with liver cirrhosis. Eur J Intern Med 2020; 82:83-89. [PMID: 32873457 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2020.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2020] [Revised: 08/22/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Non-selective β-blockers (NSBB) are frequently used for the treatment of portal hypertension and gastroesophageal varices in patients with liver cirrhosis; however prospective studies investigating the potential association between NSBB use and hepatic encephalopathy (HE) are still scarce. We investigated the potential association between NSBB use and the presence of covert HE (CHE) as well as the development of overt HE (OHE). METHODS 224 patients with liver cirrhosis were included into this cohort study at two German centers and followed for a median of 364 days. CHE was diagnosed by pathological results in the PHES. Predictors for the presence of CHE or the development of OHE were analyzed using logistic-regression or cox-regression models. RESULTS 39% of patients were treated with NSBB and CHE was detected in 34% of patients at study inclusion. In logistic regression analysis, NSBB use, higher MELD score and a history of OHE were independently associated with the presence of CHE. Cumulative incidence of OHE was considerably higher in NSBB users than in non-users (p<0.001). In Cox-regression models NSBB use, presence of CHE, lower albumin and higher MELD score were independently associated with the development of OHE in the whole cohort as well as in the subgroup of patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis. NSBB use was independently associated with higher risk of mortality or need for liver transplantation in decompensated patients but not in the total cohort. CONCLUSION NSBB use seems to be associated with the presence of CHE as well as the development of OHE in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis.
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- Christian Labenz
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany; Cirrhosis Center Mainz (CCM), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany; Cirrhosis Center Mainz (CCM), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany; Cirrhosis Center Mainz (CCM), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany; Cirrhosis Center Mainz (CCM), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany; Cirrhosis Center Mainz (CCM), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany; Cirrhosis Center Mainz (CCM), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Diakonie Klinikum, Jung-Stilling Hospital, Siegen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany; Cirrhosis Center Mainz (CCM), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany; Cirrhosis Center Mainz (CCM), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany.
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Madisch A, Labenz C, Hollenz M, Gross M, Labenz J. [Therapeutic management of irritable bowel syndrome in the family doctor's practice - probiotics and phytotherapeutics are often used successfully]. MMW Fortschr Med 2020; 162:7-13. [PMID: 32661893 DOI: 10.1007/s15006-020-0658-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Irritable bowel syndrome (RDS) is one of the most common functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract in primary care. As pathophysiology is still insufficiently understood and there is no causal therapeutic approach, therapy is still a challenge in daily practice. METHOD As part of a nationwide survey in written form, primary care physicians (general practitioners and internists) were contacted by postal service and asked to complete a questionnaire on RDS. The focus was on the therapeutic management of RDS patients and personal experience with the various drug therapy options. RESULTS A total of 487 doctors from all federal states participated in this survey. According to the doctors, more than 70% of RDS patients present with multiple symptoms and report a severe to very severe reduction in quality of life (78%). Doctors considered stress (76%), a change in the intestinal microbiome (56%), poor nutrition (35%) and visceral hypersensitivity (26%) to be the main causes of RDS. The drugs most commonly recommended by the specialist were antispasmodics (44%), phytotherapeutics (38%) and probiotics (37%). In contrast, only 54% of the GPs surveyed were satisfied with the success of spasmolytic therapy, but 75% were satisfied with phytotherapeutic agents and probiotics. More than 60% of the respondents were dissatisfied with tricyclic antidepressants. The high consultation intensity (72%) and expectations of the patients (73%) as well as their changing symptoms (49%) were identified by the doctors as the greatest challenges in daily practice. CONCLUSION Probiotics and phytotherapeutics are often a successful option for treating patients with irritable bowel syndrome in primary care.
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- Ahmed Madisch
- Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Interventionelle Endoskopie, Diabetologie, Akutgeriatrie, KRH Klinikum Siloah, Hannover, Deutschland.
- Gastroenterologie, Interventionelle Endoskopie, Diabetologie, Akutgeriatrie KRH Klinikum Siloah, Stadionbrücke 4, 30459, Hannover, Deutschland.
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- Klinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin und Gastroenterologie, Internistisches Klinikum München Süd, München, Deutschland
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- Medizinische Klinik, Diakonie Klinikum/Jung-Stilling-Krankenhaus, Siegen, Deutschland
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Adarkwah CC, Labenz J, Birkner B, Beilenhoff UI, Hirsch O. Work satisfaction and burnout risk of gastroenterologists in Germany: results of a nationwide survey. Z Gastroenterol 2020; 58:960-970. [DOI: 10.1055/a-1176-2344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Background More and more gastroenterologists are not satisfied with their working conditions and run the risk of developing burnout symptoms. Little is known about the job satisfaction and burnout risk among physicians working in endoscopy units in Germany. This study examines the risk of burnout and job satisfaction among gastroenterologists in Germany.
Methods An electronic survey was distributed to gastroenterologists organized mainly in the Federal Organization of Gastroenterology in Germany (BVGD, Berufsverband Gastroenterologie Deutschland e. V.). In addition to general demographic variables, job satisfaction was determined using the Work Satisfaction Questionnaires (WSQ), and burnout risk was determined using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI).
Results A representative sample of gastroenterologists organized in the BVGD (Berufsverband Gastroenterologie Deutschland e. V.) took part in the study (n = 683, 22 %). Above all, we could demonstrate relevant differences with regard to burnout risk and job satisfaction depending on the place of work, clinic structure, position in the clinic, and age. Younger physicians had significantly higher depersonalization (p < 0.001) and exhaustion scores (p < 0.001) with almost medium and small effect sizes (δt = 0.45 and −0.31). The higher the position in the clinic, the higher the accomplishment scores (medium effect size 0.27). Older physicians were especially more satisfied in the areas of patient care (p < 0.001, medium effect size δt = −0.53). Employed doctors show a higher level of satisfaction in terms of “burden” compared to practice owners (p < 0.001, δt = −0.69). Compared to norms used in the EGPRN study which were adapted to physicians, almost one-third of our sample had high depersonalization scores, about 17 % had high exhaustion scores, and about half had low personal accomplishment scores showing a higher general burden among German gastroenterologists.
Conclusion Decreased work satisfaction and risk of burnout are important issues among German gastroenterologists. Specific actions should address this problem in order to avoid negative consequences, respectively.
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- Charles Christian Adarkwah
- Lehrstuhl für Versorgungsforschung, Fakultät für Lebenswissenschaften, Universität Siegen, Siegen, Deutschland
- Abteilung für Allgemeinmedizin, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Deutschland
- Department of Health Services Research, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Diakonie Klinikum Siegen, Medizinische Klinik, Siegen, Deutschland
- Bundesverband Gastroenterologie Deutschland (BVGD) e. V
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- FOM Hochschule für Ökonomie und Management, Siegen, Deutschland
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- Joachim Labenz
- Diakonie-Klinikum GmbH\/Jung-Stilling-Krankenhaus, Wichernstraße 40, 57074 Siegen, Germany
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Labenz C, Adarkwah CC, Wörns MA, Miehlke S, Hofmann WP, Buggisch P, Galle PR, Frieling T, Labenz J. Management of hepatic encephalopathy in Germany: a survey among physicians. Z Gastroenterol 2020; 58:49-56. [PMID: 31931540 DOI: 10.1055/a-1010-6974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a severe complication of liver cirrhosis with impairment of quality of life and prognosis. Management patterns among physicians have not been investigated yet. METHODS A questionnaire containing 17 questions was sent out to 1468 gastroenterologists and 120 general practitioners (GPs). It included questions regarding diagnostic, therapeutic, and management strategies used in patients with overt HE (OHE) and covert HE (CHE). RESULTS The response rate was 12 % (n = 172) for gastroenterologists and 45 % (n = 54) for GPs. Of gastroenterologists, 26.7 % examine patients with an initial diagnosis of liver cirrhosis regarding HE. Gastroenterologists favored a combination of different testing strategies (27.9 %) and clinical examination (23.0 %), while the biggest part of the GPs use clinical examination (55.3 %); 63.7 % of gastroenterologists and 28.3 % of GPs give correct nutritional advices to patients with HE. Treatment strategies for acute bouts of OHE and secondary prophylaxis varied widely in both groups. Preferred medication was lactulose followed by rifaximin or a combination therapy. More than half of the GPs (53.7 %) were not familiar with minimal HE (MHE). About one-third of both groups never tried to diagnose MHE. CONCLUSION Our data strongly indicate that management of HE is very heterogeneous among gastroenterologists as well as selected GPs working in Germany and not driven by evidence-based international guidelines. Thus, the national guideline is more than welcome.
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- Christian Labenz
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Health Services Research and General Practice, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany.,Department of General Practice and Family Medicine, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Center for Digestive Diseases, Internal Medicine Center Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Asklepios Klinik St. Georg Haus L, IFI Institut für Interdisziplinäre Medizin, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Helios Klinikum Krefeld, Krefeld, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Diakonie Klinikum Jung-Stilling, Siegen, Germany
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Gundling F, Rathmayer M, Koller L, Wilke M, Kircheis G, Wedemeyer H, Labenz J, Albert J, Schepp W, Lerch MM. Mortalität und ökonomische Auswirkungen der hepatischen Enzephalopathie bei Leberzirrhose in deutschen Krankenhäusern auf der Basis von G-DRG-Kostendaten. Z Gastroenterol 2019; 58:323-331. [DOI: 10.1055/a-1068-3138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Zusammenfassung
Einleitung Die hepatische Enzephalopathie (HE) ist eine häufige Komplikation der Leberzirrhose, die für betroffene Patienten mit vielfältigen negativen Auswirkungen im Alltag verbunden ist. Die Prävalenz klinisch manifester Stadien wird auf 30–45 % geschätzt. Ungeachtet ihrer klinischen und prognostischen Bedeutung gilt die HE als unterdiagnostiziert.
Methoden Ziele der Studie waren neben der systematischen Analyse der Krankenhausletalität der HE erstmals eine Untersuchung der ökonomischen Auswirkungen und der Vergütungssituation einer HE bei Leberzirrhose in Deutschland. Für die retrospektive Studie standen die anonymisierten Fall- und Kostendaten (§ 21 Abs. 4 KHEntgG) von 74 Krankenhäusern des DRG-Projekts der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Gastroenterologie, Verdauungs- und Stoffwechselkrankheiten (DGVS) aus den Jahren 2011 bis 2015 zur Verfügung. Außerdem wurden diese Ergebnisse mit denen aller deutschen Krankenhäuser auf der Basis der Falldaten des Statistischen Bundesamtes (Destatis, Wiesbaden) verglichen.
Ergebnisse In den Häusern des DRG-Projekts der DGVS wurden 59 093 Behandlungsfälle mit Leberzirrhose erfasst, bei denen in 14,6 % eine HE kodiert war. Die Krankenhausletalität von Zirrhose-Patienten mit HE war gegenüber derjenigen von Patienten ohne HE nahezu dreifach erhöht (20,9 versus 7,7 %). Die Zahl der Behandlungsfälle mit Leberzirrhose ebenso wie der Anteil von Patienten mit HE stieg kontinuierlich über den Erfassungszeitraum an. Im Gegensatz zu Patienten mit Zirrhose allgemein ist die Behandlung von Patienten mit HE nicht kostendeckend (Unterdeckung bis zu 634 € bei HE Grad 4).
Diskussion Die Letalität war bei Patienten mit Zirrhose dreifach erhöht, wenn gleichzeitig eine HE diagnostiziert wurde. In den am DGVS-DRG-Projekt teilnehmenden Häusern wurde die HE um 2 % häufiger erfasst als im Rest der Kalkulationshäuser, was entweder in einer höheren Fallschwere oder in einer besseren Kodierqualität begründet ist. Gegenwärtig ist die Behandlung der HE bei Zirrhose nicht kostendeckend im DRG-System.
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- Felix Gundling
- Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Gastroenterologische Onkologie, Klinikum Bogenhausen, Städtisches Klinikum München GmbH
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- Klinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin, Gastroenterologie, Diabetologie, Hepatologie (Lebererkrankungen) und Stoffwechselerkrankungen, Universitätsklinikum Brandenburg an der Havel
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- Klinik für Gastroenterologie und Hepatologie, Universitätsklinikum Essen
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- Abteilung Innere Medizin I mit Schwerpunkt Gastroenterologie, Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus, Stuttgart
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- Fachabteilung Innere Medizin, Diakonie Klinikum Jung-Stilling, Siegen
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- Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Gastroenterologische Onkologie, Klinikum Bogenhausen, Städtisches Klinikum München GmbH
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin A, Universitätsklinikum Greifswald
- DRG-Projektgruppe der Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gastroenterologie, Verdauungs- und Stoffwechselkrankheiten (DGVS)
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Schmitz R, Willeke F, Darwich I, Kloeckner-Lang SM, Saelzer H, Labenz J, Borkenstein DP, Zani S. Robotic-Assisted Nissen Fundoplication with the Senhance® Surgical System: Technical Aspects and Early Results. Surg Technol Int 2019; 35:113-119. [PMID: 31687787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Robotic-assisted surgery continues to evolve. Technical advantages are reported for intracorporal suturing, a technique with a long learning curve in conventional laparoscopy. The success of laparoscopic fundoplication relies on precise suturing at the hiatus and of the fundal wrap. Therefore, robotic assistance can be a useful tool for this particular procedure. In March 2017, the Senhance® Surgical System (Transenterix, Inc., Morrisville, North Carolina) was introduced into robotic-assisted procedures at the St. Marien-Krankenhaus, Siegen, Germany. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between March 2017 and July 2019, we performed 36 surgeries of the upper GI tract with the Senhance® Surgical System. Eighteen patients underwent the classic Nissen fundoplication and are the subject of this study. All patients gave informed consent for robotic assistance with prospective data acquisition and analysis. RESULTS Seven male and 11 female patients were included in the study. The median age of the cohort was 58.5 years (range 30-81 years) and the median body mass index (BMI) was 30.4 kg/m2 (range 22.7-40.1 kg/m2). The median total operative time was 95.5 minutes (range 68-194 minutes) and, despite the small sample size, we observed a significant learning curve throughout the study period (p<0.05). Before the introduction of the Senhance® Ultrasonic energy device, conversion to laparoscopic fundoplication was necessary in two patients. We performed one re-do laparoscopy on the day of surgery due to pain without any significant intraoperative findings and one laparoscopic revision to Toupet fundoplication after seven months due to dysphagia. CONCLUSION This first report of robotic-assisted Nissen fundoplication with the Senhance® Surgical System demonstrates technical feasibility. After successful introduction of the Senhance® Ultrasonic, our conversion rate to standard laparoscopic surgery was significantly reduced.
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- Robin Schmitz
- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department for General Visceral and Vascular Surgery, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, St. Marienkrankenhaus, Siegen, Germany
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- Department for General Visceral and Vascular Surgery, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, St. Marienkrankenhaus, Siegen, Germany
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- Department for General Visceral and Vascular Surgery, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, St. Marienkrankenhaus, Siegen, Germany
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- Department for General Visceral and Vascular Surgery, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, St. Marienkrankenhaus, Siegen, Germany
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- Department for Gastroenterology, Diakonie Klinikum, Jung Stilling Hospital, Siegen, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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Labenz C, Toenges G, Huber Y, Nagel M, Marquardt JU, Schattenberg JM, Galle PR, Labenz J, Wörns MA. Raised serum Interleukin-6 identifies patients with liver cirrhosis at high risk for overt hepatic encephalopathy. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2019; 50:1112-1119. [PMID: 31583743 DOI: 10.1111/apt.15515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Systemic inflammation is a driving force for the development of hepatic encephalopathy and recent studies demonstrated that elevated Interleukin-6 (IL-6) serum levels are associated with the presence of minimal hepatic encephalopathy in patients with liver cirrhosis. AIM To test the hypothesis that IL-6 is a suitable marker to identify patients with liver cirrhosis at high risk for the development of overt hepatic encephalopathy. METHODS 201 patients were included into this prospective cohort study and were followed for a mean time of 322 days. Covert hepatic encephalopathy was diagnosed according to the West-Haven criteria (hepatic encephalopathy grade 1) and with the portosystemic encephalopathy (PSE) test. RESULTS The cumulative incidence of overt hepatic encephalopathy was higher in patients with IL-6 levels above the median of 9 pg/mL than in patients with IL-6 levels at or below the median (35.6% vs 1.9%, P < .001). After adjustment for covert hepatic encephalopathy, history of overt hepatic encephalopathy, C-reactive protein (CRP) and model for end-stage liver disease (MELD), IL-6 levels above the median remained independently associated with the development of overt hepatic encephalopathy. The predictive performance of IL-6 regarding the development of overt hepatic encephalopathy during the next 180 days (AUROC, 0.931) was numerically higher than that of MELD (AUROC, 0.841) or CRP (AUROC, 0.835). In patients without prior overt hepatic encephalopathy, the predictive performance of IL-6 (AUROC, 0.966) was even significantly higher than that of MELD (AUROC 0.843) or CRP (AUROC 0.850). The ideal cut-off for IL-6 in this setting was 23.5 pg/mL with a sensitivity and specificity of 89.3% and 89.5% respectively. CONCLUSION IL-6 serum levels are closely linked to the development of overt hepatic encephalopathy in patients with liver cirrhosis.
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- Christian Labenz
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany.,Cirrhosis Centre Mainz (CCM), University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany.,Cirrhosis Centre Mainz (CCM), University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany.,Cirrhosis Centre Mainz (CCM), University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany.,Cirrhosis Centre Mainz (CCM), University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany.,Cirrhosis Centre Mainz (CCM), University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany.,Cirrhosis Centre Mainz (CCM), University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Diakonie Klinikum, Jung-Stilling Hospital, Siegen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany.,Cirrhosis Centre Mainz (CCM), University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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Adarkwah CC, Schwaffertz A, Labenz J, Becker A, Hirsch O. [Assessment of the occupational perspectives of general practitioners in a rural area. Results from the study HaMedSi (Hausärzte [GPs] for Medical education in Siegen-Wittgenstein)]. MMW Fortschr Med 2019; 161:9-14. [PMID: 31587169 DOI: 10.1007/s15006-019-0919-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Shortage of general practitioners (GPs), especially in rural areas, is an increasing problem for the German healthcare system. Different approaches are pursued to counteract this development. The study HaMEdSi (Hausärzte (GPs) for Medical Education in Siegen-Wittgenstein) among other things examines the occupational perspectives of the GPs depending on their surgeries' characteristics and draws a realistic picture of how primary care in the region of Siegen-Wittgenstein, representative for many rural regions, will develop over the next few years. METHOD A survey was conducted among GPs in the region of Siegen-Wittgenstein. This area is a representative rural region in Germany. GPs were amongst other assessed regarding their demographic characteristics and working perspectives. RESULTS A representative number of GPs took part in the study (n = 85, 54%). For instance, 50.6% of the study participants will no longer be working in practice in 10 years from now and 25% of them assume that their practices be closed after the age-related retirement due to a lack of successor. CONCLUSIONS The situation in rural areas in reality looks worse than previously estimated in the assessments of the Statutory Health Insurance. Something must be done here to mitigate the impending GPs' shortage. Measures such as promotion of training, employment or settlement in undersupplied regions as well as cross-border promotion, could on the long term compensate for the shortage that threatens many rural regions in Germany.
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- Charles Christian Adarkwah
- Fakultät für Lebenswissenschaften, Universität Siegen, Weidenauer Str. 167, 57076, Siegen, Deutschland.
- Abteilung für Allgemeinmedizin, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Deutschland.
- CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Department of Health Services Research, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Niederlande.
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- Medizinische Klinik, Diakonie Klinikum Jung-Stilling, Siegen, Deutschland
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- Abteilung für Allgemeinmedizin, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Deutschland
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- Fachhochschule für Ökonomie und Management (FOM), Siegen, Deutschland
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Madisch A, Andresen V, Enck P, Labenz J, Frieling T, Schemann M. The Diagnosis and Treatment of Functional Dyspepsia. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2019; 115:222-232. [PMID: 29669681 DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2018.0222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2017] [Revised: 07/04/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Functional dyspepsia (FD) is one of the more common functional disorders, with a prevalence of 10-20%. It affectsthe gastrointestinal tract. METHODS This article is based on publications retrieved by a selective search of PubMed, with special attention to controlled trials, guidelines, and reviews. RESULTS Typical dyspeptic symptoms in functional dyspepsia include epigastric pain, sensations of pressure and fullness, nausea, and early subjective satiety. The etiology of the disorder is heterogeneous and multifactorial. Contributory causes include motility disturbances, visceral hypersensitivity, elevated mucosal permeability, and disturbances of the autonomic and enteric nervous system. There is as yet no causally directed treatment for functional dyspepsia. Its treatment should begin with intensive patient education regarding the benign nature of the disorder and with the establishment of a therapeutic pact for long-term care. Given the absence of a causally directed treatment, drugs to treat functional dyspepsia should be given for no more than 8-12 weeks. Proton-pump inhibitors, phytotherapeutic drugs, and Helicobacter pylori eradication are evidence-based interventions. For intractable cases, tricyclic antidepressants and psychotherapy are further effective treatment options. CONCLUSION The impaired quality of life of patients with functional dyspepsia implies the need for definitive establishment of the diagnosis, followed by symptom-oriented treatment for the duration of the symptomatic interval.
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- Ahmed Madisch
- Department of Gastroenterology, Interventional Endoscopy, Diabetology, and Acute Geriatrics, KRH Hospital Siloah, Hanover
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- Internal Medicine VI: Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen
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- Department of Medicine, Diakonie Hospital Jung- Stilling, Siegen
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Helios Hospital Krefeld, Krefeld
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Miehlke S, von Arnim U, Schlag C, Frieling T, Madisch A, Loibl R, Mainz D, Labenz J. Clinical management of eosinophilic esophagitis - a nationwide survey among gastroenterologists in Germany. Z Gastroenterol 2019; 57:745-752. [PMID: 31170743 DOI: 10.1055/a-0885-1963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is an increasingly recognized immune-mediated esophageal disease and a common cause for dysphagia and food bolus obstruction. The aim of this study was to evaluate the current clinical management of EoE among adult gastroenterologists in Germany. METHODS We performed a cross-sectional study of 1393 adult gastroenterologists using a questionnaire containing 22 questions to general, diagnostic, and therapeutic aspects of EoE. The self-administered online survey was conducted between November 2017 and February 2018. Data capture and analysis was performed using SurveyMonkey. RESULTS The overall responder rate was 29.6 %. More than half of the responders (54.9 %) felt to observe a significant increase of EoE patients. The EREFS score was mostly either unknown (44.3 %) or not routinely used (52.2 %). If EoE was suspected, most responders obtained multiple esophageal biopsies (n = 3 - 4: 35.7 %; n > 4: 61.6 %). The preferred primary treatment was proton pump inhibitors (PPI) in 37.2 % and topical steroids in 35.0 % of responders. PPI regimens were highly diverse, with only half of responders using high-dose PPI regimens. Allergy testing was often initiated (always 25.4 %, sometimes 48.9 %). The most common dietary therapy was 6-food elimination diet (52 %), followed by allergy test-directed diets (16 %) and 2-food elimination diet (16.5 %). The majority of responders indicated a need for long-term treatment (i. e., 23 % of responders in > 50 % their patients and 47.7 % of responders in 25 - 50 % of their patients). CONCLUSIONS Among gastroenterologists in Germany, substantial variation in the adherence to published EoE guidelines appears to exist. This indicates the need for intensified education and national guidelines in order to optimize and harmonize the clinical management of EoE patients.
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- Stephan Miehlke
- Center for Digestive Diseases, Internal Medicine Center Eppendorf, Hamburg.,Center for Esophageal Disorders, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg
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- Dept. of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectiology, University Hospital Magdeburg
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- II. Medical Dept, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University, Munich
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Siloah Hospital, Hannover
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- Gastroenterologist in private practice, Saarlouis
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Gerbes AL, Labenz J, Appenrodt B, Dollinger M, Gundling F, Gülberg V, Holstege A, Lynen-Jansen P, Steib CJ, Trebicka J, Wiest R, Zipprich A. Aktualisierte S2k-Leitlinie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Gastroenterologie, Verdauungs- und Stoffwechselkrankheiten (DGVS) „Komplikationen der Leberzirrhose“. Z Gastroenterol 2019; 57:e168. [DOI: 10.1055/a-0928-2800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Alexander L. Gerbes
- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Leber Centrum München, Klinikum der Universität München, LMU München
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- Innere Medizin, St. Elisabeth-Krankenhaus, Köln
- Klinik für Innere Medizin II, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg
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- Medizinische Klinik I mit Schwerpunkt Gastroenterologie, Klinikum Landshut, Landshut
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- Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und gastroent. Onkologie, Klinikum Bogenhausen, München
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- Innere Medizin, Krankenhaus Cham Sana Kliniken, Cham
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- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gastroenterologie, Verdauungs- und Stoffwechselkrankheiten, Berlin
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Campus Großhadern, Universitätsklinikum München, München
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- Medizinische Klinik I Gastroent., Hepat., Pneum., Endokrin., Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Frankfurt
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- Universitätsklinik u. Poliklinik, Innere Medizin I mit Schwerpunkt Gastroenterologie, Universitätsklinikum Halle, Halle
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Gerbes AL, Labenz J, Appenrodt B, Dollinger M, Gundling F, Gülberg V, Holstege A, Lynen-Jansen P, Steib CJ, Trebicka J, Wiest R, Zipprich A. [Updated S2k-Guideline "Complications of liver cirrhosis". German Society of Gastroenterology (DGVS)]. Z Gastroenterol 2019; 57:611-680. [PMID: 31060080 DOI: 10.1055/a-0873-4658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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This guideline provides evidence-based key recommendations for diagnosis and therapy of complications of liver cirrhosis and upgrades the 2011 version. An interdisciplinary team of medical experts and patient support groups developed the guideline following the AWMF recommendations for evidence based consensus guidelines. New chapters concerning diagnosis and therapy of hepatic encephalopathy were added.
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- Alexander L Gerbes
- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Leber Centrum München, Klinikum der Universität München, LMU München
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- Innere Medizin, St. Elisabeth-Krankenhaus, Köln.,Klinik für Innere Medizin II, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg
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- Medizinische Klinik I mit Schwerpunkt Gastroenterologie, Klinikum Landshut, Landshut
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- Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und gastroent. Onkologie, Klinikum Bogenhausen, München
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- Innere Medizin, Krankenhaus Cham Sana Kliniken, Cham
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- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gastroenterologie, Verdauungs- und Stoffwechselkrankheiten, Berlin
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Campus Großhadern, Universitätsklinikum München, München
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- Medizinische Klinik I Gastroent., Hepat., Pneum., Endokrin., Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Frankfurt
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- Universitätsklinik u. Poliklinik, Innere Medizin I mit Schwerpunkt Gastroenterologie, Universitätsklinikum Halle, Halle
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Lynen Jansen P, Gerbes AL, Labenz J, Jungnitsch J, van Leeuwen P. [Not Available]. Z Gastroenterol 2019; 57:e121-e129. [PMID: 31083744 DOI: 10.1055/a-0873-4682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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- Petra Lynen Jansen
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gastroenterologie, Verdauungs- und Stoffwechselkrankheiten, Berlin
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Leber Zentrum des Universitätsklinikums München, München
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- Innere Medizin mit Schwerpunkt Gastroenterologie, Diakonie Klinikum Jung-Stilling, Siegen
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- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gastroenterologie, Verdauungs- und Stoffwechselkrankheiten, Berlin
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- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gastroenterologie, Verdauungs- und Stoffwechselkrankheiten, Berlin
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Dietrich CG, Kottmann T, Labenz J, Streetz K, Hellebrandt P. The "Aachen sings" study ("Aachen choir engagement study into GERD symptoms"): moderate singing and breathing exercises in a choir reduce reflux symptoms - a cohort study in non-specialist choristers. Z Gastroenterol 2019; 57:491-496. [PMID: 30965379 DOI: 10.1055/a-0855-4339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND The influence of singing activities and breathing exercises on the presence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms is not clear. While an Austrian study found symptom reduction, an Italian study showed more symptoms in professional opera choristers. These contradictory results may be due to differential intensity of the singing exercises. We therefore developed a questionnaire to investigate the presence of GERD typical symptoms and defined GERD in nonprofessional choristers with moderate singing activity and breathing exercises and compared the results to those from related non-singing control persons. METHODS 434 actively engaged lay-choir persons and 310 non-singing friends or relatives answered questions in a questionnaire regarding basic data, singing habits, GERD symptoms, and past or present diagnostic events and medications. RESULTS Non-singing control persons experienced more frequently heartburn (1.1 ± 4.1 vs. 0.5 ± 1.2 episodes/week, p = 0.001) and acid regurgitation (0.9 ± 4.1 vs. 0.5 ± 1.3 episodes/week, p < 0.001) and had more often already received the diagnosis of GERD (16.8 % vs. 10.4 %, p = 0.011). From the persons without known GERD, members of the control cohort more often fulfilled the simplified diagnostic criteria of GERD (14.3 % vs. 5.1 %, p < 0.001). A multivariate analysis identified non-singing, high body mass index, and smoking as significant risk factors for the presence of GERD symptoms. CONCLUSION The frequency of reflux symptoms and GERD is probably still increasing. Moderate singing activities and breathing exercises seem to be helpful in avoiding reflux symptoms such as heartburn and acid regurgitation.
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- Christoph G Dietrich
- Dept. of Internal Medicine, Bethlehem Health Center, Stolberg/Rhineland, Germany
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- Clinical Research Organization, Hamm/Westphalia, Germany
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- Dept. of Internal Medicine, Diakonie-Klinikum Jung-Stilling Siegen, Germany
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- Dept. of Internal Medicine, Bethlehem Health Center, Stolberg/Rhineland, Germany.,Medical Center at River Inde, Eschweiler, Germany
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Labenz C, Madisch A, Labenz J. [Functional dyspepsia in primary care: therapeutic variety or helplessness?]. MMW Fortschr Med 2019; 161:15-19. [PMID: 30895511 DOI: 10.1007/s15006-019-0289-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND About 5% of all GP consultations are made for symptoms of functional dyspepsia. The definition of functional dyspepsia is in a state of flux, pathophysiology is poorly understood, and current diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms are not available. AIM Evaluation of the frequency and the practical procedure in the diagnosis and therapy of functional dyspepsia in German GP surgeries. METHOD Family physicians working in Germany (general practitioners, primary care internists) were contacted via postal survey. The frequency of patients with functional dyspepsia per week, the symptom spectrum complained of and the therapy strategy were inquired. RESULTS Data from 322 doctors from all over Germany could be evaluated. The majority of physicians cared for 6-10 RMS patients per week (44.1%). The most common symptoms reported by patients were postprandial fullness (81.7%), epigastric pain or burning (77.3%) and regurgitation (75.0%). Heartburn (50.0%), nausea/vomiting (42.5%) and premature satiety (15.8%) were reported less frequently. The most commonly prescribed drugs were phytotherapeutics (88.2%), proton-pump inhibitors (PPI, 73.6%) and prokinetics (61.5%). The frequency of prescribing antacids, digestive enzymes of the stomach and pancreas was 10-20%. There was a trend towards symptom-dependent differential therapy: phytotherapeutics and prokinetics in postprandial fullness and premature satiety, PPI in epigastric pain/burning. The treatment failure rate was estimated at 21-40%. For further diagnostics patients are often referred to gastroenterologists and psychotherapists. CONCLUSION Functional dyspepsia is common in primary care practice. Current recommendations for diagnosis and differential therapy are often not implemented. The rate of treatment failure is considerable.
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- Christian Labenz
- I. Medizinische Klinik der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Gastroenterologie, interventionelle Edoskopie, Diabetologie und Akutgeriatrie, Klinikum Siloah, Hannover, Deutschland
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- Diakonie Klinikum Jung-Stilling, Wichernstr. 40, 57072, Siegen, Germany.
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Behrens A, Kreuzmayr A, Manner H, Koop H, Lorenz A, Schaefer C, Plauth M, Jetschmann JU, von Tirpitz C, Ewald M, Sackmann M, Renner W, Krüger M, Schwab D, Hoffmann W, Engelke O, Pech O, Kullmann F, Pampuch S, Lenfers B, Weickert U, Schilling D, Boehm S, Beckebaum S, Cicinnati V, Erckenbrecht JF, Dumoulin FL, Benz C, Rabenstein T, Haltern G, Balsliemke M, de Mas C, Kleber G, Pehl C, Vogt C, Kiesslich R, Fischbach W, Koop I, Kuehne J, Breidert M, Sass NL, May A, Friedrich C, Veitt R, Porschen R, Ellrichmann M, Arlt A, Schmitt W, Dollhopf M, Schmidbaur W, Dignass A, Schmitz V, Labenz J, Kaiser G, Krannich A, Barteska N, Ell C. Acute sedation-associated complications in GI endoscopy (ProSed 2 Study): results from the prospective multicentre electronic registry of sedation-associated complications. Gut 2019; 68:445-452. [PMID: 29298872 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2015-311037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Revised: 11/22/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Sedation has been established for GI endoscopic procedures in most countries, but it is also associated with an added risk of complications. Reported complication rates are variable due to different study methodologies and often limited sample size. DESIGNS Acute sedation-associated complications were prospectively recorded in an electronic endoscopy documentation in 39 study centres between December 2011 and August 2014 (median inclusion period 24 months). The sedation regimen was decided by each study centre. RESULTS A total of 368 206 endoscopies was recorded; 11% without sedation. Propofol was the dominant drug used (62% only, 22.5% in combination with midazolam). Of the sedated patients, 38 (0.01%) suffered a major complication, and overall mortality was 0.005% (n=15); minor complications occurred in 0.3%. Multivariate analysis showed the following independent risk factors for all complications: American Society of Anesthesiologists class >2 (OR 2.29) and type and duration of endoscopy. Of the sedation regimens, propofol monosedation had the lowest rate (OR 0.75) compared with midazolam (reference) and combinations (OR 1.0-1.5). Compared with primary care hospitals, tertiary referral centres had higher complication rates (OR 1.61). Notably, compared with sedation by a two-person endoscopy team (endoscopist/assistant; 53.5% of all procedures), adding another person for sedation (nurse, physician) was associated with higher complication rates (ORs 1.40-4.46), probably due to higher complexity of procedures not evident in the multivariate analysis. CONCLUSIONS This large multicentre registry study confirmed that severe acute sedation-related complications are rare during GI endoscopy with a very low mortality. The data are useful for planning risk factor-adapted sedation management to further prevent sedation-associated complications in selected patients. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER DRKS00007768; Pre-results.
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- Angelika Behrens
- Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Evangelische Elisabeth Klinik, Teaching Hospital, Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin und Gastroenterologie, Klinikum Traunstein, Essen, Germany
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin und Gastroenterologie, Dr. Horst-Schmidt-Kliniken, Wiesbaden, Germany
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- Klinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin und Gastroenterologie, Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany
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- Klinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin und Gastroenterologie, Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik II, Klinikum Neumarkt, Neumarkt, Germany
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin, Gastroenterologie, Klinikum Dessau, Dessau, Germany
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin, Gastroenterologie, Klinikum Dessau, Dessau, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik - Schwerpunkt Gastroenterologie, Onkologie, Klinikum Kulmbach, Kulmbach, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik II, Klinikum Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin und Gastroenterologie, Ev. Krankehaus Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik II, Krankenhaus Martha-Maria Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik II, St. Anna Hospital, Herne, Germany
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin und interventionelle Gastroenterologie, Krankenhaus Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik I, Klinikum Weiden, Weiden, Germany
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- Klinik für Gastroeterologie, St. Marien Hospital Klinikum Lünen, Luenen, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik II, SLK Kliniken Heilbronn, Heilbronn, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik II, Diakonissenkrankenhaus Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik für Innere Medizin, Gastroenterologie und Hepatologie, Katholische Kliniken Ruhrhalbinsel, Essen, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik für Innere Medizin, Gastroenterologie und Hepatologie, Katholische Kliniken Ruhrhalbinsel, Essen, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik für Innere Medizin, Gastroenterologie und Hepatologie, Katholische Kliniken Ruhrhalbinsel, Essen, Germany
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin mit Gastroenterologie und Onkologie, Florence-Nightingale-Krankenhaus, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Allgemeine Innere Medizin, Gastroenterologie und Diabetologie, Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Innere Medizin, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Köln-Weyertal, Cologne, Germany
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin, Diakonissen-Stiftungs-Krankenhaus Speyer, Speyer, Germany
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- Gastroenterologie, Kreiskrankenhaus Dormagen, Dormagen, Germany
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin - Gastroenterologie, Marienhaus St.Elisabeth Neuwied, Neuwied, Germany
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- Innere Medizin, Krankenhaus Vilsbiburg, Vilsbiburg, Germany
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- Innere Medizin, St. Josef Krankenhaus Moers, Moers, Germany
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- Innere Medizin, St. Marienkrankenhaus, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Allgemeine Innere Medizin und Gastroenterologie, Ev. Amalie Sieveking-Krankenhaus, Hamburg, Germany
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin, Pius-Hospital, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Gastroenterologie und Infektiologie, Klinik Koesching, Koesching, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik II, Sana Klinikum Offenbach, Offenbach, Germany
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin I - Gastroenterologie, internistische Onkologie, Elisabeth Klinikum Schmalkalden, Schmalkalden, Germany
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin, Klinikum Bremen-Ost, Bremen, Germany
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin 1, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin 1, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Klinik für Gastroenterologie und Hepatologie, Klinikum Neuperlach, Munich, Germany
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- Klinik für Gastroenterologie und Hepatologie, Klinikum Neuperlach, Munich, Germany
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- Klinik für Gastroenterologie und Hepatologie, Stiftungsklinik Weissenhorn, Weissenhorn, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik I, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Innere Medizin, Krankenhaus St. Marienwörth, Bad Kreuznach, Germany
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- Innere Medizin, Ev.-Jung-Stilling-KKH, Siegen, Germany
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- FB Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, Hochschule Nordhausen, Nordhausen, Germany
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- Koordinierungszentrum Klinische Studien, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain, Teaching hospital, Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik II, Sana Klinikum Offenbach, Offenbach, Germany
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Adarkwah CC, Schwaffertz A, Labenz J, Becker A, Hirsch O. GPs' motivation for teaching medical students in a rural area-development of the Motivation for Medical Education Questionnaire (MoME-Q). PeerJ 2019; 7:e6235. [PMID: 30697479 PMCID: PMC6348089 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Accepted: 12/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background The establishment of a medical education program in the rural area of Siegen is planned to be the first step against a shortage of physicians in this region. General practitioners (GPs) will be extensively involved in this program as Family Medicine (Allgemeinmedizin) will become a core subject in the curriculum nationwide. Based on this situation we aim to figure out GPs motivation to participate in medical education. For this purpose, we had to construct and test a new questionnaire. Methods A survey was conducted among general practitioners (GPs) in the region of Siegen-Wittgenstein regarding their motivation to participate in medical education. For this purpose, the Motivation for Medical Education Questionnaire (MoME-Q), a 24-item questionnaire, was developed. Structural characteristics of GPs, the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and the Work Satisfaction Questionnaire (WSQ) were used for validation purposes. Results A representative number of GPs took part in the study (53.8%). Although the majority had no connection to a university (86%), 83% can imagine participating in the education of medical students. The items of the MoME-Q load on two factors (commitment and personal benefit). The confirmatory factor analysis shows a good model fit. Subscales of the MoME-Q were able to differentiate between physicians with and without authorization to train GP residents, between practices with and without a specialized practice nurse, and between physicians with and without previous experience in medical education. The MoME-Q subscale "commitment" correlated significantly with all three subscales of the MBI. Correlations were in the medium range around |.30|. Conclusion The MoME-Q seems to be an appropriate tool to assess motivation to participate in medical education of GPs. In our sample, a large number of GPs was motivated to participate in the education of medical students. Future studies with larger number of GPs should be carried out to validate and confirm our findings. Whether the MoME-Q is also appropriate for other specialties should also be shown in further empirical studies.
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- Charles Christian Adarkwah
- Department of Health Services Research and General Practice, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany.,Department of General Practice and Family Medicine, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.,CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Department of Health Services Research, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, Diakonie Klinikum Siegen, Siegen, Germany
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- Department of General Practice and Family Medicine, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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Müller M, Labenz G, Borkenstein DP, Labenz J. Alginat bei Bedarf als Add-on bei unzureichendem Effekt von Protonenpumpen-Hemmern bei Patienten mit gastroösophagealer Reflux-Krankheit. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2018; 144:e30-e35. [DOI: 10.1055/a-0736-5959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Zusammenfassung
Einleitung Chronische Reflux-Patienten mit Langzeit-PPI-Therapie haben häufig persistierende Symptome. Eine wesentliche Ursache hierfür ist die Acid-Pocket, die lokal durch Alginate wirksam behandelt werden kann.
Methoden In einer prospektiven, multizentrischen, nicht randomisierten, nicht interventionellen und unkontrollierten Studie in hausärztlichen Praxen wurden Reflux-Patienten mit einer PPI-Dauertherapie über ≥ 1 Jahr, die mit ihrer Behandlung unzufrieden waren, über 14 Tage mit einem Alginat nach Bedarf (bis zu 4 ×/Tag) behandelt. Es wurde die Frequenz der Symptome in der Woche vor Therapie und in der zweiten Behandlungswoche erfasst, zusätzlich der validierte GERD-Q-Score. Die Patienten gaben ihre Zufriedenheit mit der Therapie vor Beginn und am Ende der Studienperiode auf einer 5-Punkt-Likert-Skala an (1: sehr unzufrieden; 5: zufrieden). Primärer Endpunkt der Studie war die Verbesserung der Zufriedenheit um ≥ 1 Punkt.
Ergebnisse 155 Patienten (54 % Frauen, medianes Alter 57 Jahre [Bereich 18 – 85 Jahre]) wurden rekrutiert. 6 Patienten wurden von der Wirksamkeitsanalyse ausgeschlossen, da sie entweder die Studienmedikation nicht genommen hatten oder nicht zur Abschlussvisite erschienen. Die mediane Krankheitsdauer lag bei 8 Jahren (Bereich 1 – 50 Jahre), die mediane Dauer der PPI-Langzeittherapie bei 6 Jahren. In der Studie nahmen die Patienten im Mittel 3 Sachets des Studienmedikaments pro Tag. Die Alginat-Therapie führte bei 72 % der Patienten zu einer Verbesserung der Therapiezufriedenheit um mindestens 1 Punkt (1 Punkt: n = 45, 2 Punkte: n = 41, 3 Punkte: n = 16, 4 Punkte: n = 5). Patienten mit einem GERD-Q-Score > 8 sprachen häufiger auf die Therapie an (81 %). Die Verbesserung umfasste alle typischen Reflux-Symptome und Schlafstörungen. Die Therapie wurde gut vertragen.
Diskussion Eine Reflux-Blockade mit einem Alginat als Add-on ist eine wirksame und sichere Option zur Behandlung von Durchbruchsymptomen bei GERD-Patienten mit PPI-Therapie.
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- Reflux-Zentrum Siegerland, Medizinisches Zentrum Siegerland Flughafen, Burbach
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Adarkwah CC, Schwaffertz A, Labenz J, Becker A, Hirsch O. Burnout and work satisfaction in general practitioners practicing in rural areas: results from the HaMEdSi study. Psychol Res Behav Manag 2018; 11:483-494. [PMID: 30425595 PMCID: PMC6202044 DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s179503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background An increasing number of general practitioners (GPs) are not satisfied with their working conditions and are at risk of developing burnout symptoms. As family medicine is becoming a major subject within the medical curriculum in Germany, practicing GPs need to meet higher demands in the future, ie, treating patients and taking part in the education of medical students. Accordingly, we aimed to determine GPs' work satisfaction and risk of burnout. Materials and methods A survey was conducted among GPs in the region of Siegen-Wittgenstein. This area is a representative rural region in Germany. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) was used to assess the risk of burnout, while the Work Satisfaction Questionnaire (WSQ) was applied to assess work satisfaction. Canonical correlations were used to examine the association between work satisfaction and burnout in GPs. Results A good model fit was demonstrated for both the MBI and the WSQ. The canonical correlation analysis resulted in two statistically significant canonical functions with correlations of 0.64 (P<0.001) and 0.56 (P=0.001). The full model across all functions was significant (χ2 [18]=72.41, P<0.001). Burden and the global item in the WSQ are good predictors of emotional exhaustion, while patient care, personal rewards and professional relations seem to be good predictors of depersonalization/lack of empathy. This supports the approach to burnout as a multidimensional construct which has to be thoroughly diagnosed. Conclusion Differential interventions tailored to GPs with specific deficits in certain areas should be delivered. GPs with a high score on emotional exhaustion would need a different intervention, as these respondents have different associations with work satisfaction than do GPs with a high score for depersonalization/low empathy. Therefore, the results of this study could contribute to the design of differential interventions aimed at ameliorating symptoms of burnout in GPs.
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- Charles Christian Adarkwah
- Department of General Practice and Family Medicine, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany.,Department of Health Services Research, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.,Department of Health Services Research and General Practice, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany
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- Department of General Practice and Family Medicine, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany.,University of Giessen, Medical School, Giessen, Germany
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- Diakonie Klinikum Siegen, Department of Medicine, Siegen, Germany
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- Department of General Practice and Family Medicine, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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- FOM University of Applied Sciences, Siegen, Germany,
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Labenz J, Chandrasoma PT, Knapp LJ, DeMeester TR. Proposed approach to the challenging management of progressive gastroesophageal reflux disease. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2018; 10:175-183. [PMID: 30283600 PMCID: PMC6162253 DOI: 10.4253/wjge.v10.i9.175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Revised: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
The progression of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in patients who are taking proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) has been reported by several investigators, leading to concerns that PPI therapy does not address all aspects of the disease. Patients who are at risk of progression need to be identified early in the course of their disease in order to receive preventive treatment. A review of the literature on GERD progression to Barrett’s esophagus and the associated physiological and pathological changes was performed and risk factors for progression were identified. In addition, a potential approach to the prevention of progression is discussed. Current evidence shows that GERD can progress; however, patients at risk of progression may not be identified early enough for it to be prevented. Biopsies of the squamocolumnar junction that show microscopic intestinalization of metaplastic cardiac mucosa in endoscopically normal patients are predictive of future visible Barrett’s esophagus, and an indicator of GERD progression. Such changes can be identified only through biopsy, which is not currently recommended for endoscopically normal patients. GERD treatment should aim to prevent progression. We propose that endoscopically normal patients who partially respond or do not respond to PPI therapy undergo routine biopsies at the squamocolumnar junction to identify histological changes that may predict future progression. This will allow earlier intervention, aimed at preventing Barrett’s esophagus.
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Affiliation(s)
- Joachim Labenz
- Internal Medicine, Diakonie Klinikum, Jung-Stilling Hospital, Siegen 57074, Germany
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- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 91108, United States
| | - Laura J Knapp
- PharmaGenesis London, London SW1A 2DD, United Kingdom
| | - Tom R DeMeester
- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 91108, United States
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