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Iovino P, Neri MC, D'Alba L, Santonicola A, Popa SL, Chiarioni G. Comments on "Thoracoabdominal Wall Motion-Guided Biofeedback Treatment of Abdominal Distension: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial". Gastroenterology 2024:S0016-5085(24)00490-6. [PMID: 38670281 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.04.025] [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: 04/13/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Paola Iovino
- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana , University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy.
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana , University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- 2nd Medical Department, "Iuliu Hatieganu", University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Il Cerchio Med Healthcare, Verona Center, Verona, Italy; Center for Functional GI and Motility Disorders, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Angrisani L, Santonicola A, Iovino P, Palma R, Kow L, Prager G, Ramos A, Shikora S. IFSO Worldwide Survey 2020-2021: Current Trends for Bariatric and Metabolic Procedures. Obes Surg 2024; 34:1075-1085. [PMID: 38438667 PMCID: PMC11026210 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-024-07118-3] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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PURPOSE This IFSO survey aims to describe the current trends of metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) reporting on the number and types of surgical and endoluminal procedures performed in 2020 and 2021, in the world and within each IFSO chapter. METHODS All national societies belonging to IFSO were asked to complete the survey form. The number and types of procedures performed (surgical and endoluminal interventions) from 2020 to 2021 were documented. A special section focused on the impact of COVID-19, the existence of national protocols for MBS, the use of telemedicine, and any mortality related to MBS. A trend analysis of the data, both worldwide and within each IFSO chapter, was also performed for the period between 2018 and 2021. RESULTS Fifty-seven of the 74 (77%) IFSO national societies submitted the survey. Twenty-four of the 57 (42.1%) reported data from their national registries. The total number of surgical and endoluminal procedures performed in 2020 was 507,806 and in 2021 was 598,834. Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) remained the most performed bariatric procedure. Thirty national societies (52%) had regional protocols for MBS during COVID-19, 61.4% supported the use of telemedicine, and only 47.3% collected data on mortality after MBS in 2020. These percentages did not significantly change in 2021 (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The number of MBS markedly decreased worldwide during 2020. Although there was a positive trend in 2021, it did not reach the values obtained before the COVID-19 pandemic. SG continued to be the most performed operation. Adjustable gastric banding (AGB) continues to decrease worldwide.
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- Luigi Angrisani
- Public Health Department - School of Medicine, "Federico II" University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia
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- Division of Visceral Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Gastro-Obeso-Center Institute, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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de Bortoli N, Visaggi P, Penagini R, Annibale B, Baiano Svizzero F, Barbara G, Bartolo O, Battaglia E, Di Sabatino A, De Angelis P, Docimo L, Frazzoni M, Furnari M, Iori A, Iovino P, Lenti MV, Marabotto E, Marasco G, Mauro A, Oliva S, Pellegatta G, Pesce M, Privitera AC, Puxeddu I, Racca F, Ribolsi M, Ridolo E, Russo S, Sarnelli G, Tolone S, Zentilin P, Zingone F, Barberio B, Ghisa M, Savarino EV. The 1st EoETALY Consensus on the Diagnosis and Management of Eosinophilic Esophagitis-Current Treatment and Monitoring. Dig Liver Dis 2024:S1590-8658(24)00301-3. [PMID: 38521670 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2024.02.020] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 02/11/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
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The present document constitutes Part 2 of the EoETALY Consensus Statements guideline on the diagnosis and management of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) developed by experts in the field of EoE across Italy (i.e., EoETALY Consensus Group). Part 1 was published as a different document, and included three chapters discussing 1) definition, epidemiology, and pathogenesis; 2) clinical presentation and natural history and 3) diagnosis of EoE. The present work provides guidelines on the management of EoE in two final chapters: 4) treatment and 5) monitoring and follow-up, and also includes considerations on knowledge gaps and a proposed research agenda for the coming years. The guideline was developed through a Delphi process, with grading of the strength and quality of the evidence of the recommendations performed according to accepted GRADE criteria.This document has received the endorsement of three Italian national societies including the Italian Society of Gastroenterology (SIGE), the Italian Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (SINGEM), and the Italian Society of Allergology, Asthma, and Clinical Immunology (SIAAIC). The guidelines also involved the contribution of members of ESEO Italia, the Italian Association of Families Against EoE.
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- Nicola de Bortoli
- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, 00189, Rome, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit ASLTO4, Chivasso - Ciriè - Ivrea, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Therapeutics, University of Pavia, 27100, Pavia, Italy; First Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS San Matteo Hospital Foundation, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit - Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Digestive Pathophysiology Unit and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Modena, Ospedale Civile di Baggiovara, Modena, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa,Genoa,Italy, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, 'Santa Chiara' Hospital, Trento, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, 84084, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Therapeutics, University of Pavia, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa,Genoa,Italy, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Maternal and Child Health Department, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, Sapienza - University of Rome, Italy
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- Endoscopic Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy; Humanitas University, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of clinical medicine and surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Immunoallergology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy
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- Personalized Medicine, Asthma and Allergy Clinic, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano - Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Campus Bio Medico University, Rome, Italy
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- Allergy Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria of Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of clinical medicine and surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Division of General, Oncological, Mini-Invasive and Obesity Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
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de Bortoli N, Visaggi P, Penagini R, Annibale B, Baiano Svizzero F, Barbara G, Bartolo O, Battaglia E, Di Sabatino A, De Angelis P, Docimo L, Frazzoni M, Furnari M, Iori A, Iovino P, Lenti MV, Marabotto E, Marasco G, Mauro A, Oliva S, Pellegatta G, Pesce M, Privitera AC, Puxeddu I, Racca F, Ribolsi M, Ridolo E, Russo S, Sarnelli G, Tolone S, Zentilin P, Zingone F, Barberio B, Ghisa M, Savarino EV. The 1st EoETALY Consensus on the Diagnosis and Management of Eosinophilic Esophagitis - Definition, Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis. Dig Liver Dis 2024:S1590-8658(24)00265-2. [PMID: 38423918 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2024.02.005] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
Abstract
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic type 2-mediated inflammatory disease of the esophagus that represents the most common eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease. Experts in the field of EoE across Italy (i.e., EoETALY Consensus Group) including gastroenterologists, endoscopists, allergologists/immunologists, and paediatricians conducted a Delphi process to develop updated consensus statements for the management of patients with EoE and update the previous position paper of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology (SIGE) in light of recent evidence. Grading of the strength and quality of the evidence of the recommendations was performed using accepted GRADE criteria. The guideline is divided in two documents: Part 1 includes three chapters, namely 1) definition, epidemiology, and pathogenesis; 2) clinical presentation and natural history, and 3) diagnosis, while Part 2 includes two chapters: 4) treatment and 5) monitoring and follow-up. This document has received the endorsement of three Italian national societies including the SIGE, the Italian Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (SINGEM), and the Italian Society of Allergology, Asthma, and Clinical Immunology (SIAAIC). With regards to patients' involvement, these guidelines involved the contribution of members of ESEO Italia, the Italian Association of Families Against EoE.
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- Nicola de Bortoli
- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome 00189, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit ASLTO4, Chivasso - Ciriè - Ivrea, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia 27100, Italy; First Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS San Matteo Hospital Foundation, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit - Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Digestive Pathophysiology Unit and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Modena, Ospedale Civile di Baggiovara, Modena, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit,' Santa Chiara' Hospital, Trento, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi 84084, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- Maternal and Child Health Department, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, Sapienza - University of Rome, Italy
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- Endoscopic Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090 Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of clinical medicine and surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Immunoallergology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy
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- Personalized Medicine, Asthma and Allergy Clinic, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano - Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Campus Bio Medico University, Rome, Italy
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- Allergy Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria of Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of clinical medicine and surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Division of General, Oncological, Mini-Invasive and Obesity Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples 80131, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, Padua 35128, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, Padua 35128, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, Padua 35128, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, Padua 35128, Italy.
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De Bernardo M, Santonicola A, Gioia M, Vitiello L, Cione F, Pagliarulo S, Iovino P, Rosa N. The Effect of Esophagogastroduodenoscopy on Intraocular Pressure. J Clin Med 2024; 13:1224. [PMID: 38592020 PMCID: PMC10932064 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13051224] [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: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is an endoscopic examination of the upper gastrointestinal tract that requires insufflation with gas, leading to intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH). There is evidence suggesting that IAH positively correlates with intracranial pressure (ICP) and possibly with intraocular pressure (IOP). The aim of this study was to examine the effect of a routine screening EGD on the IOP. METHODS In this observational study, 25 patients were recruited; 15 males with a mean age of 50 ± 18 years and 10 females with a mean age of 45 ± 14 years. EGD was conducted under sedation in 21 subjects. Both eyes' IOP measurements were performed using Tonopen Avia in the sitting and left lateral decubitus positions before sedation and the start of EGD, and subsequently in the left lateral decubitus position when the endoscope reached the duodenum (D2) and at the end of the procedure. The final measurement was performed in the sitting position 10 min after the end of the procedure. RESULTS The mean IOP in the sitting position was 15.16 ± 2.27 mmHg, and in the left lateral decubitus position, 15.68 ± 2.82 mmHg. When the gastroscope entered the D2, it was 21.84 ± 6.55 mmHg, at the end of the procedure, 15.80 ± 3.25 mmHg, and 10 min later, 13.12 ± 3.63 mmHg. There was a statistically significant IOP increase when the gastroscope entered the duodenum (p < 0.01). At the end of the gastroscopy, the IOP significantly decreased compared to the one registered when the gastroscope entered the D2 (p < 0.001) and it became similar to the values measured before the EGD, in the same left lateral decubitus position (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION Significant changes in IOP were observed during the EGD. IOP fluctuations during EGD should be taken into account, especially in patients that need repeated EGDs during their life or in patients with glaucoma. Further studies are needed to better understand the short-effect and long-effect influence of an IOP increase in these patients.
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- Maddalena De Bernardo
- Eye Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Baronissi, 84081 Salerno, Italy; (M.D.B.); (M.G.); (L.V.); (F.C.); (S.P.); (N.R.)
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Baronissi, 84081 Salerno, Italy;
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- Eye Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Baronissi, 84081 Salerno, Italy; (M.D.B.); (M.G.); (L.V.); (F.C.); (S.P.); (N.R.)
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- Eye Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Baronissi, 84081 Salerno, Italy; (M.D.B.); (M.G.); (L.V.); (F.C.); (S.P.); (N.R.)
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- Eye Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Baronissi, 84081 Salerno, Italy; (M.D.B.); (M.G.); (L.V.); (F.C.); (S.P.); (N.R.)
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- Eye Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Baronissi, 84081 Salerno, Italy; (M.D.B.); (M.G.); (L.V.); (F.C.); (S.P.); (N.R.)
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Baronissi, 84081 Salerno, Italy;
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- Eye Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Baronissi, 84081 Salerno, Italy; (M.D.B.); (M.G.); (L.V.); (F.C.); (S.P.); (N.R.)
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Iovino P, Lavorgna M, Orlo E, Russo C, De Felice B, Campolattano N, Muscariello L, Fenti A, Chianese S, Isidori M, Musmarra D. An integrated approach for the assessment of the electrochemical oxidation of diclofenac: By-product identification, microbiological and eco-genotoxicological evaluation. Sci Total Environ 2024; 909:168511. [PMID: 37977373 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
Abstract
Diclofenac (DCF), a contaminant of emerging concern, is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug widely detected in water bodies, which demonstrated harmful acute and chronic toxicity toward algae, zooplankton and aquatic invertebrates, therefore its removal from impacted water is necessary. DCF is recalcitrant toward traditional treatment technologies, thus, innovative approaches are required. Among them, electrochemical oxidation (EO) has shown promising results. In this research, an innovative multidisciplinary approach is proposed to assess the electrochemical oxidation (EO) of diclofenac from wastewater by integrating the investigations on the removal efficiency and by-product identification with the disinfection capacity and the assessment of the effect on environmental geno-toxicity of by-products generated through the oxidation. The electrochemical treatment successfully degraded DCF by achieving >98 % removal efficiency, operating with NaCl 0.02 M at 50 A m-2. By-product identification analyses showed the formation of five DCF parental compounds generated by decarboxylic and CN cleavage reactions. The disinfection capacity of the EO technique was evaluated by carrying out microbiological tests on pathogens generally found in aquatic environments, including two rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli), one rod-shaped Gram-positive bacterium (Bacillus atrophaeus), and one Gram-positive coccus (Enterococcus hirae). Eco-toxicity was evaluated in freshwater organisms (algae, rotifers and crustaceans) belonging to two trophic levels through acute and chronic tests. Genotoxicity tests were carried out by Comet assay, and relative expression levels of catalase, manganese and copper superoxide dismutase genes in crustaceans. Results highlight the effectiveness of EO for the degradation of diclofenac and the inactivation of pathogens; however, the downstream mixture results in being harmful to the aquatic ecosystem.
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- P Iovino
- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Vivaldi 43, Caserta 81100, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Vivaldi 43, Caserta 81100, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Vivaldi 43, Caserta 81100, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Vivaldi 43, Caserta 81100, Italy.
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Vivaldi 43, Caserta 81100, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Vivaldi 43, Caserta 81100, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Vivaldi 43, Caserta 81100, Italy
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- Department of Engineering, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Roma 29, Aversa 81031, Italy.
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- Department of Engineering, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Roma 29, Aversa 81031, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Vivaldi 43, Caserta 81100, Italy
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- Department of Engineering, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Roma 29, Aversa 81031, Italy
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Parodi MC, Antonelli G, Galloro G, Radaelli F, Manes G, Manno M, Camellini L, Sereni G, Caserta L, Arrigoni A, Fasoli R, Sassatelli R, Pigò F, Iovino P, Scimeca D, De Luca L, Rizkala T, Tringali A, Campari C, Capogreco A, Testoni SGG, Bertani H, Fantin A, Mitri RD, Familiari P, Labardi M, De Angelis C, Anghinoni E, Rubeca T, Cassoni P, Zorzi M, Mussetto A, Hassan C, Senore C. SIED-GISCOR recommendations for colonoscopy in screening programs: Part I - Diagnostic. Dig Liver Dis 2023:S1590-8658(23)01070-8. [PMID: 38105148 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2023.11.028] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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The implementation of FIT programs reduces incidence and mortality from CRC in the screened subjects. The ultimate efficacy for CRC morbidity and mortality prevention in a FIT program depends on the colonoscopy in FIT+ subjects that has the task of detecting and removing these advanced lesions. Recently, there has been growing evidence on factors that influence the quality of colonoscopy specifically withing organized FIT programs, prompting to dedicated interventions in order to maximize the benefit/harm ratio of post-FIT colonoscopy. This document focuses on the diagnostic phase of colonoscopy, providing indications on how to standardise colonoscopy in FIT+ subjects, regarding timing of examination, management of antithrombotic therapy, bowel preparation, competence and sedation.
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- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic Medicine and Orthopedics Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy; Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Ospedale dei Castelli Hospital, Ariccia, Rome, Italy
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- Surgical Endoscopy Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, ASST Rhodense, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Azienda USL, (Modena), Modena, Carpi, Italy
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- Unit of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Azienda USL-IRCCS Di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine - Unit of Gastroenterology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Liguria, Italy
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- Diagnostic and Interventional Digestive Endoscopy, FPO-IRCCS Candiolo Cancer Institute, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Santa Croce e Carle Hospital, Cuneo 12100, Italy
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- Unit of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Azienda USL-IRCCS Di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana," University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, ARNAS Civico - Di Cristina - Benfratelli Hospital, Palermo, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, ASST Santi Paolo E Carlo, Milano, Italy
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- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center -IRCCS-, Endoscopy Unit, Rozzano, Italy
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- Screening Unit, AUSL IRCCS Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center -IRCCS-, Endoscopy Unit, Rozzano, Italy
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- Pancreatico-Biliary Endoscopy and Endosonography Division, Pancreas Translational & Clinical Research Center, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Azienda USL, (Modena), Modena, Carpi, Italy
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- Unit of Surgical Oncology of Digestive Tract, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, ARNAS Civico - Di Cristina - Benfratelli Hospital, Palermo, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, RM, Italy; Department of Translational Medicine and Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, RM, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Department, Firenze Hospital, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of General and Specialist Medicine, Gastroenterologia-U, Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Servizio Medicina Preventiva nelle Comunità - AUSL Mantova, via Dei Toscani 1, 46100 Mantova, Italy
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- S.C. Laboratorio regionale prevenzione oncologica, ISPO, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Medical Science, Pathology unit, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Veneto Tumor Registry, Azienda Zero, Padova, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale della Romagna, Santa Maria delle Croci Hospital, Viale Vincenzo Randi, 5, Ravenna 48121, Italy
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- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center -IRCCS-, Endoscopy Unit, Rozzano, Italy; Humanitas University, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Pieve Emanuele, Italy.
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- SSD Epidemiologia e screening - CPO, University Hospital Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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Appanna R, Gargano D, Caputo A, De Bartolomeis F, Ricciardi L, Santonicola A, Stefanelli B, Caiazza L, Guarciariello M, D'Antonio A, D'Auria R, Conti V, Casolaro V, Iovino P. Changes in mucosal IgG4 +- and IL-10 +-cell frequencies in adults with eosinophilic esophagitis on a two-food elimination diet. Clin Immunol 2023; 257:109853. [PMID: 38013163 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2023.109853] [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: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 11/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is increasingly diagnosed in patients with dysphagia. Type-2 immunity can induce EoE histopathology via non-IgE-dependent mechanisms, possibly involving IgG4 and IL-10. To elucidate the contribution of this response to EoE pathogenesis, we examined its association with clinical and histologic endpoints in adult EoE patients given a two-food elimination diet. IgG4- and IL-10-expressing cells were counted in esophageal biopsies and serum food-specific IgG4 measured at baseline and follow-up. Variables were correlated with histologic measures of disease activity. Patients exhibited significant reduction in esophageal eosinophilia and overall histology. A significant decrease in IL-10+-cell frequencies correlated with histologic changes. In contrast, a decline in serum and esophageal IgG4, while substantial, did not correlate with IL-10+-cell frequencies or histologic parameters. These results suggest a critical role of IL-10 in EoE pathogenesis. Conversely, IgG4 expression, while reflecting exposure to food antigens, is not obviously related to EoE histopathology or IL-10 expression.
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- Ramapraba Appanna
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy; San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona University Hospital, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy; San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona University Hospital, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona University Hospital, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy; San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona University Hospital, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy; San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona University Hospital, Salerno, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy; San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona University Hospital, Salerno, Italy.
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Corazziari ES, Gasbarrini A, D'Alba L, D'Ovidio V, Riggio O, Passaretti S, Annibale B, Cicala M, Repici A, Bassotti G, Ciacci C, Di Sabatino A, Neri M, Bragazzi MC, Ribichini E, Radocchia G, Iovino P, Marazzato M, Schippa S, Badiali D. Poliprotect vs Omeprazole in the Relief of Heartburn, Epigastric Pain, and Burning in Patients Without Erosive Esophagitis and Gastroduodenal Lesions: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. Am J Gastroenterol 2023; 118:2014-2024. [PMID: 37307528 PMCID: PMC10617666 DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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] [Received: 12/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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INTRODUCTION In the treatment of upper GI endoscopy-negative patients with heartburn and epigastric pain or burning, antacids, antireflux agents, and mucosal protective agents are widely used, alone or as add-on treatment, to increase response to proton-pump inhibitors, which are not indicated in infancy and pregnancy and account for significant cost expenditure. METHODS In this randomized, controlled, double-blind, double-dummy, multicenter trial assessing the efficacy and safety of mucosal protective agent Poliprotect (neoBianacid, Sansepolcro, Italy) vs omeprazole in the relief of heartburn and epigastric pain/burning, 275 endoscopy-negative outpatients were given a 4-week treatment with omeprazole (20 mg q.d.) or Poliprotect (5 times a day for the initial 2 weeks and on demand thereafter), followed by an open-label 4-week treatment period with Poliprotect on-demand. Gut microbiota change was assessed. RESULTS A 2-week treatment with Poliprotect proved noninferior to omeprazole for symptom relief (between-group difference in the change in visual analog scale symptom score: [mean, 95% confidence interval] -5.4, -9.9 to -0.1; -6.2, -10.8 to -1.6; intention-to-treat and per-protocol populations, respectively). Poliprotect's benefit remained unaltered after shifting to on-demand intake, with no gut microbiota variation. The initial benefit of omeprazole was maintained against significantly higher use of rescue medicine sachets (mean, 95% confidence interval: Poliprotect 3.9, 2.8-5.0; omeprazole 8.2, 4.8-11.6) and associated with an increased abundance of oral cavity genera in the intestinal microbiota. No relevant adverse events were reported in either treatment arm. DISCUSSION Poliprotect proved noninferior to standard-dose omeprazole in symptomatic patients with heartburn/epigastric burning without erosive esophagitis and gastroduodenal lesions. Gut microbiota was not affected by Poliprotect treatment. The study is registered in Clinicaltrial.gov (NCT03238534) and the EudraCT database (2015-005216-15).
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- Medicina Interna e Gastroenterologia, CEMAD Centro Malattie Dell'Apparato Digerente, Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS. Rome, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Azienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni Addolorata, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, S. Eugenio Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale e di Precisione, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze Medico-Chirurgiche e Medicina Traslazionale, Universita' Sapienza Roma, Ospedale Universitario Sant'Andrea, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Digestive Diseases, Campus Bio Medico University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology & Hepatology Section, Department of Medicine & Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- PO di Malattie Dell'Apparato Digerente, Università di Salerno, AOU San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D'Aragona, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Ageing Sciences and Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), “G. D'Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti-Pescara, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- PO di Malattie Dell'Apparato Digerente, Università di Salerno, AOU San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D'Aragona, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale e di Precisione, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Gagliardi M, Iovino P, Gargano D, Zulli C, Fortino L, Santonicola A. Can esophageal symptoms be associated with sleep disorders in esophageal rare diseases? A prospective case-control study across achalasia, eosinophilic esophagitis and gastroesophageal reflux disease. Minerva Gastroenterol (Torino) 2023; 69:365-373. [PMID: 37642600 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-5985.21.03002-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND The association between sleep disorders and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has been the subject of several studies; however, quality of sleep has been under investigated in adult patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and achalasia (Ach). This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of sleep disturbances in patients with EoE and Ach compared to GERD patients and their associations with esophageal symptoms. METHODS Thirty Ach patients and 20 EoE patients were consecutively enrolled and compared to a control group of 46 GERD patients. All patients underwent a standardized questionnaire investigating the intensity-frequency scores (from 0 to 6) of esophageal symptoms, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire to assess sleep quality, a SF-36 survey to investigate health-related quality of life (both physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) component scales), Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) and State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) to assess the presence of depression and anxiety. RESULTS The prevalence of sleep disturbances was 66.7% in Ach, 50% in EoE, and 60% in GERD patients (P=0.5). PCS and MCS significantly correlated with depression and anxiety levels. Ach patients showed significantly higher intensity-frequency scores of dysphagia for solids (Scheffè P<0.001) and liquids (Scheffè P<0.001) than EoE and GERD patients. No differences were found in the intensity-frequency scores of the esophageal symptoms among the three groups. There was a significant association between worst quality of sleep and higher intensity-frequency scores of regurgitation. CONCLUSIONS Sleep disturbances are common with Ach and EoE, similar to GERD patients. Moreover, there is a significant association between regurgitation, a typical GERD symptom, and poor quality of sleep, independent from diagnosis.
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- Mario Gagliardi
- Unit of Gastroenterology, Scuola Medica Salernitana Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Salerno, Italy -
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- Unit of Gastroenterology, Scuola Medica Salernitana Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Salerno, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, G. Fucito Hospital, AOU Ruggi d'Aragona, Salerno, Italy
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- Unit of Gastroenterology, Scuola Medica Salernitana Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Salerno, Italy
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- Unit of Gastroenterology, Scuola Medica Salernitana Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Salerno, Italy
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Ruggiero L, Iovino P, Gargano D, Caloro A, De Leo L, D’Antonio A, Caputo A, Santonicola A. Upper Esophageal Sphincter Metrics across Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Functional Dysphagia: A Pilot Study. J Clin Med 2023; 12:5548. [PMID: 37685614 PMCID: PMC10488079 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12175548] [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: 07/08/2023] [Revised: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Recent studies have evaluated the upper esophageal sphincter (UES) with high-resolution manometry (HRM) in some esophageal diseases, but not eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). The aim of our study was to evaluate the function of the UES across EoE, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), functional dysphagia (FD), and the relationship with esophageal symptoms, esophageal body contraction, and esophagogastric junction (EGJ) metrics. METHODS HRM was performed on 30 EoE, 18 GERD, and 29 FD patients according to the Chicago Classification 3.0. The study data were exported to the online analysis platform Swallow Gateway. The UES was assessed in terms of UES Resting Pressure (UES-RP), UES Basal Pressure (UES-BP), UES Integrated Relaxation Pressure (UES-IRP), UES Relaxation Time (UES-RT), Basal UES Contractile Integral (Basal UES-CI), Post-Deglutitive UES Contractile Integral (Post-Deglutitive UES-CI), and Proximal Contractile Integral (PCI). RESULTS ANOVA analysis showed significantly higher values of Post-Deglutitive UES-CI in EoE patients compared with FD patients (p = 0.001). Basal UES-CI and UES-RP showed significantly higher values in EoE (p = 0.002, p = 0.038) and GERD (p < 0.001, p = 0.001) patients compared with FD patients. Correlations between LES-CI and Post-Deglutitive UES-CI, Basal UES-CI, and UES-RP (p ≤ 0.001, p = 0.027, p = 0.017, respectively), and between LES-BP and Post-Deglutitive UES-CI (p = 0.019), independent of diagnosis, were shown. No correlations have been demonstrated between the UES, EGJ metrics, and esophageal symptoms. CONCLUSIONS Some differences in UES metrics in the three different diseases were found. Further studies are needed to confirm the results of our pilot study and possible applications in clinical practice.
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- Luigi Ruggiero
- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84084 Baronissi, Italy; (L.R.); (P.I.); (A.C.); (L.D.L.)
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84084 Baronissi, Italy; (L.R.); (P.I.); (A.C.); (L.D.L.)
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, San Giuseppe Moscati Hospital, 83100 Avellino, Italy;
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84084 Baronissi, Italy; (L.R.); (P.I.); (A.C.); (L.D.L.)
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84084 Baronissi, Italy; (L.R.); (P.I.); (A.C.); (L.D.L.)
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- Pathologic Anatomy Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84084 Baronissi, Italy; (A.D.); (A.C.)
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- Pathologic Anatomy Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84084 Baronissi, Italy; (A.D.); (A.C.)
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84084 Baronissi, Italy; (L.R.); (P.I.); (A.C.); (L.D.L.)
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Palma R, Angrisani F, Santonicola A, Iovino P, Ormando VM, Maselli R, Angrisani L. Case report: Laparoscopic nissen-sleeve gastrectomy in a young adult with incidental finding of Morgagni-Larrey hernia. Front Surg 2023; 10:1227567. [PMID: 37545840 PMCID: PMC10401034 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1227567] [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: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023] Open
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Laparoscopic sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) is the most performed bariatric procedure worldwide but it is associated with an increased incidence of de-novo or recurrent GERD. Recently a new technique consisting in LSG with associated fundoplication has been described. Morgagni-Larrey hernia is very rare and there is a lack of evidences on its correct surgical treatment. There are only rare cases of a MLH incidental diagnosis in patients submitted to bariatric surgery. We present our experience of Morgagni-Larrey Hernia (MLH) incidentally found intraoperatively in a patient with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) with Hiatal Hernia (HH) undergoing a bariatric surgical procedure.
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- Rossella Palma
- Department of Surgical Sciences, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Endoscopy Unit, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center IRCCS, Rozzano, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, “Federico II” University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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Carpinelli L, Savarese G, Pascale B, Milano WD, Iovino P. Gut-Brain Interaction Disorders and Anorexia Nervosa: Psychopathological Asset, Disgust, and Gastrointestinal Symptoms. Nutrients 2023; 15:nu15112501. [PMID: 37299464 DOI: 10.3390/nu15112501] [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: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are very common in subjects with eating disorders (EDs). This study aimed to (a) investigate the prevalence of gut-brain interaction disorders (DGBIs) in anorexia nervosa (AN) patients, according to ROME IV criteria; and (b) explore AN psychopathological assets and disgust that might impact GI symptoms. METHODS Thirty-eight female patients consecutively diagnosed with untreated AN (age 19.32 ± 5.59) in an outpatient clinic devoted to EDs underwent Eating Disorder Inventory-3 (EDI-3), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Social Phobia Anxiety Scale (SPAS), Body Uneasiness Test (BUT), and Disgust Scale (DS) questionnaires. The presence of DGBIs was evaluated and GI symptoms were assessed using a standardized intensity-frequency questionnaire. RESULTS A total of 94.7% of our sample met the diagnostic criteria for functional dyspepsia (FD), of which 88.8% presented the postprandial distress syndrome (PDS) subtype and 41.6% presented the epigastric pain syndrome (EPS) subtype. In addition, 52.6% of the sample met the diagnostic criteria for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), while for functional constipation (FC), prevalence reached 7.9%. All participants presented a pathological score on the disgust scale. Significant correlations were found between several GI symptoms and psychopathological asset and disgust. CONCLUSIONS AN is a multifactorial disorder. It is necessary to implement studies with an integrated approach, taking into account DGBIs, as well as to monitor the emotional-cognitive structure that acts as a factor in maintaining the disorder.
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- Luna Carpinelli
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Baronissi Campus, University of Salerno, 84081 Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Baronissi Campus, University of Salerno, 84081 Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Baronissi Campus, University of Salerno, 84081 Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Baronissi Campus, University of Salerno, 84081 Baronissi, Italy
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Ruggiero L, Santonicola A, Iovino P. Diagnosis of Ineffective Esophageal Motility According to Chicago Classification Version 4.0: More Stringent Criteria, but Also New Difficulties. J Neurogastroenterol Motil 2023; 29:264. [PMID: 37019871 PMCID: PMC10083105 DOI: 10.5056/jnm23041] [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] [Indexed: 04/07/2023] Open
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- Luigi Ruggiero
- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana," University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana," University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana," University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy
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Hajji N, Russo I, Bianco J, Piazza O, Iovino P, Santonicola A, Ciacci C. The Role of Globularia alypum Explored Ex Vivo In Vitro on Human Colon Biopsies from Ulcerative Colitis Patients. Nutrients 2023; 15:nu15061457. [PMID: 36986188 PMCID: PMC10056518 DOI: 10.3390/nu15061457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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The existing literature indicates that Globularia alypum L. (GA) influences inflammation and oxidative stress modulation in rats and in vitro. The present study aims to investigate the effects of this plant in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and normal controls. In our experiments, we pretreated colon biopsies from 46 UC patients and normal controls with GA leaves aqueous extract (GAAE) used at two concentrations (50 and 100 µg/mL) for 3 h, followed by Lipopolysaccharides (from Escherichia coli) stimulation. We analyzed the effects on inflammation by studying the cyclo-oxygenase-2, the intercellular adhesion molecule-1, the nuclear factor kappa B, and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase expression. Moreover, we assessed the levels of interleukin 6, the superoxide dismutase activity, and nitric oxide release in the supernatant of cultures. Our data showed that GAAE influences UC patients and normal controls for most studied markers and enzymes. These results acknowledge, with some scientific evidence, the traditional belief in the anti-inflammatory properties of GA and represent the first demonstration of its effect in a human in vitro model of inflammatory conditions.
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- Najla Hajji
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Baronissi, 84081 Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Baronissi, 84081 Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Baronissi, 84081 Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Baronissi, 84081 Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Baronissi, 84081 Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Baronissi, 84081 Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Baronissi, 84081 Salerno, Italy
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Barbara G, Cremon C, Bellini M, Corsetti M, Di Nardo G, Falangone F, Fuccio L, Galeazzi F, Iovino P, Sarnelli G, Savarino EV, Stanghellini V, Staiano A, Stasi C, Tosetti C, Turco R, Ubaldi E, Zagari RM, Zenzeri L, Marasco G. Italian guidelines for the management of irritable bowel syndrome: Joint Consensus from the Italian Societies of: Gastroenterology and Endoscopy (SIGE), Neurogastroenterology and Motility (SINGEM), Hospital Gastroenterologists and Endoscopists (AIGO), Digestive Endoscopy (SIED), General Medicine (SIMG), Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Pediatric Nutrition (SIGENP) and Pediatrics (SIP). Dig Liver Dis 2023; 55:187-207. [PMID: 36517261 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2022.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [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] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic disorder of gut-brain interaction. IBS is still associated with areas of uncertainties, especially regarding the optimal diagnostic work-up and the more appropriate management. Experts from 7 Italian Societies conducted a Delphi consensus with literature summary and voting process on 27 statements. Recommendations and quality of evidence were evaluated using the grading of recommendations, assessment, development, and evaluation (GRADE) criteria. Consensus was defined as >80% agreement and reached for all statements. In terms of diagnosis, the consensus supports a positive diagnostic strategy with a symptom-based approach, including the psychological comorbidities assessment and the exclusion of alarm symptoms, together with the digital rectal examination, full blood count, C-reactive protein, serology for coeliac disease, and fecal calprotectin assessment. Colonoscopy should be recommended in patients with alarm features. Regarding treatment, the consensus strongly supports a dietary approach for patients with IBS, the use of soluble fiber, secretagogues, tricyclic antidepressants, psychologically directed therapies and, only in specific IBS subtypes, rifaximin. A conditional recommendation was achieved for probiotics, polyethylene glycol, antispasmodics, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and, only in specific IBS subtypes, 5-HT3 antagonists, 5-HT4 agonists, bile acid sequestrants.
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- Giovanni Barbara
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Translational Sciences and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56010 Pisa, Italy
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- NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham Digestive Diseases Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- NESMOS Department, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Medical-Surgical Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; Gastroenterology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Azienda Ospedale Università di Padova, 35128 Padua, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, 84081 Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples "Federico II", 80131 Naples, Italy
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- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences-Section of Pediatric, University Federico II, 80100 Naples, Italy
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- Internal Medicine and Liver Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences-Section of Pediatric, University Federico II, 80100 Naples, Italy
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- Primary Care, Health Care Agency of Ascoli Piceno, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; Gastroenterology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- NESMOS Department, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Sant'Andrea University Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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Scaglione G, Oliviero G, Labianca O, Bianco MA, Granata R, Ruggiero L, Iovino P. One-Day versus Three-Day Low-Residue Diet and Bowel Preparation Quality before Colonoscopy: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial. Dig Dis 2023; 41:708-718. [PMID: 36649696 DOI: 10.1159/000529087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND One-day low-residue diet (LRD) is recommended before colonoscopy, but only three single-center trials compared the 1-day versus 3-day LRD. The aim of this multicenter study was to compare the impact of a 3-day versus 1-day LRD on its ability to adequately and successfully prepare the bowel of outpatients that require a colonoscopy. The outpatients' tolerance and adherence to the LRD were also considered. METHODS Consecutive outpatients were randomized to 1-day versus 3-day LRD at three open-access endoscopy units. The primary endpoint consisted of the proportion of patients with a satisfactory degree of bowel cleanliness (Score 2-3 on the Boston Bowel Preparation Scale [BBPS] in each segment). Secondary endpoints were patients' tolerance and adherence to the prescribed diet evaluated by a standardized questionnaire. RESULTS 289 patients were included in the study (1-day LRD arm = 143, 3-day LRD arm = 146). BBPS ≥2 was not significantly different in the two dietary regimens in any of the three colonic segments (71% vs. 72%, p = 0.9). The percentage of patients with incomplete preparation was similar in the two arms (9% vs. 9%; p = 1.0). No significant differences were found among colonoscopy findings in terms of abnormalities (81% vs. 84%, p = 0.8). Both groups scored similarly in overall tolerance to LRD (48% vs. 49%, p = 1.0) and also in whether they would have adopted a different dietary regimen (p = 0.3). CONCLUSION Our multicenter randomized study confirmed that optimal bowel cleansing is reached through a 1-day LRD.
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- Giuseppe Scaglione
- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, G. Rummo, Benevento, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana," Gastrointestinal Unit, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Gaetano Fucito Hospital, Mercato San Severino, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Maresca Hospital, Torre del Greco, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, G. Rummo, Benevento, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana," Gastrointestinal Unit, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana," Gastrointestinal Unit, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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Bergamaschi G, Castiglione F, D'Incà R, Astegiano M, Fries W, Milla M, Ciacci C, Rizzello F, Saibeni S, Ciccocioppo R, Orlando A, Bossa F, Principi M, Vernia P, Ricci C, Scribano ML, Bodini G, Mazzucco D, Bassotti G, Riegler G, Buda A, Neri M, Caprioli F, Monica F, Manca A, Villa E, Fiorino G, Comberlato M, Aronico N, Della Corte C, Caccaro R, Gionchetti P, Giuffrida P, Iovino P, Lenti MV, Mengoli C, Pellegrini L, Pieraccini A, Ribaldone D, Testa A, Ubezio C, Viola A, Vecchi M, Klersy C, Di Sabatino A. Prevalence, Pathogenesis and Management of Anemia in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: An IG-IBD Multicenter, Prospective, and Observational Study. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2023; 29:76-84. [PMID: 35366312 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izac054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Anemia is a common extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with a 6% to 74% prevalence and a negative impact on patient survival and quality of life, although the prevalence is apparently declining due to improved disease treatment. We aimed to investigate the prevalence, pathogenesis, and clinical correlates of anemia in Italian patients with IBD. METHODS A multicenter, prospective, observational study, involving 28 Italian gastroenterology centers, was conducted to investigate the epidemiology and consequences of IBD-associated anemia. Clinical and laboratory data of anemic patients were obtained at study enrolment. RESULTS Anemia was diagnosed in 737 of 5416 adult IBD outpatients (prevalence 13.6%); females were more commonly affected than males (odds ratio, 1.5; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.2-1.7) and had more severe anemia. In the majority of cases, anemia was due to iron deficiency (62.5% of cases; 95% CI, 58.3%-66.6%), either isolated or in association with inflammation and/or vitamin deficiencies; anemia of inflammation accounted for only 8.3% of cases. More severe anemia was associated with increasing fatigue and worse quality of life. Only 68.9% of anemic patients with iron deficiency (95% CI, 63.4%-73.8%) and 34.6% of those with vitamin deficiencies (95% CI, 26.2%-44.2%) were properly treated with supplementation therapy. CONCLUSIONS In Italy, the prevalence of IBD-associated anemia is lower than previously reported. Anemia of IBD is most commonly due to iron deficiency and contributes to fatigue and poor quality of life, but remains untreated in a large proportion of patients with iron and/or vitamin deficiencies. This study is registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT02872376.
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- Gaetano Bergamaschi
- Medicina Generale I, Fondazione stituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Policlinico San Matteo e Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Gastroenterology, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit-Azienda Ospedaliera-University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, "Città della Salute e della Scienza" Hospital, Torino, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Clinical Unit for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Unità Operativa Complessa di Gastroenterologia Cinica, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Firenze, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona and University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale Rhodense, Rho (MI), Italy
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- Unità Operativa Complessa Gastroenterologia B, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Policlinico G.B. Rossi & Dipartimento di Medicina, Università di Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti "Villa Sofia-Cervello" Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Fondazione "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza", IRCCS, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit (Department of Emergency and Organ transplantation), University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome and Umberto I Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Spedali Civili di Brescia and Department of Clinical and Sperimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo-Forlanini, Rome, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Policlinico San Martino, Università di Genova, Genoa, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, ASL Torino 3, Rivoli, Torino, Italy
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- Gastroenterology & Hepatology Unit, Perugia General Hospital and University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Unit of Gastroenterology-Reference Center for IBD-Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Unità Operativa Complessa Gastroenterologia, Ospedale S. Maria del Prato, Azienda - Unità Locale Socio Sanitaria 1 Dolomiti, Feltre, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Ageing Sciences and Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti-Pescara, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Cà Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico and Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Azienda sanitaria universitaria Giuliano Isontina, Cattinara Academic Hospital, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, S. Croce e Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy
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- UC Gastroenterologia, Dipartimento di Specialità Mediche, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterologia, Fisiopatologia ed Endoscopia Digestiva, Azienda Sanitaria dell'Alto Adige, Bolzano, Italy
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- Medicina Generale I, Fondazione stituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Policlinico San Matteo e Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale Rhodense, Rho (MI), Italy
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit-Azienda Ospedaliera-University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Medicina Generale I, Fondazione stituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Policlinico San Matteo e Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona and University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Medicina Generale I, Fondazione stituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Policlinico San Matteo e Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Medicina Generale I, Fondazione stituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Policlinico San Matteo e Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Gastroenterology, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Unità Operativa Complessa di Gastroenterologia Cinica, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Firenze, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, "Città della Salute e della Scienza" Hospital, Torino, Italy
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- Gastroenterology, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Medicina Generale I, Fondazione stituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Policlinico San Matteo e Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Clinical Unit for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Cà Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico and Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Servizio di Epidemiologia Clinica & Biometria, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Medicina Generale I, Fondazione stituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Policlinico San Matteo e Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Iovino P, Daniela D'angelo DD, Ercole Vellone EV, Matteo Ruggeri MR. The cost-effectiveness of nurse-led self-care interventions in patients with heart failure. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvac060.073] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: None.
Background
Nurse-led self-care interventions (NLSCI) in heart failure (HF), defined as the nurse education delivered to improve the daily patient self-management, are not widely adopted by the health-care systems, even though they are effective to improve outcomes (e.g., mortality, readmission). Moreover, few studies have evaluated whether NLSCI are also cost-effective.
Purpose
To determine the cost-effectiveness of NLSCI in the context of HF care compared with standard care (care delivered by general practitioner and/or cardiologist).
Methods
We performed a cost-effectiveness analysis, with a 20-year time horizon, from the perspective of the Italian National Health Service. We developed a Markov model to simulate the progression of a cohort of 1,000 HF patients aged 70 years, who were assumed to alternatively receive a NLSCI after hospital discharge, or usual care. Effectiveness on mortality and on hospitalizations of NLSCI and usual care were extrapolated from a review of randomized control trials. Health-care costs were derived from literature and national formularies. The differences in costs and the differences in Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALY) between the NLSCI and usual care were estimated to present an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER). A willingness to pay (WTP) threshold of €40,000 per QALY was considered. Probabilistic sensitivity analyses were conducted to test the robustness of results and to estimate a cost-effectiveness acceptability curve.
Results
Over the 20-year time horizon, NLSCI implied an extra cost of € 1.3 million and a gain of 247 QALYs compared to usual care. This resulted in an ICER of € 5,490/QALY, which is far below the €40,000/QALY WTP threshold. Sensitivity analysis showed that the ICER remains below the WTP threshold in 100% of simulations. Moreover, the cost-effectiveness acceptability curve showed a probability of 80% of being under € 7,500/QALY.
Conclusions
This study demonstrated that NLSCI represent an affordable solution to support patients with HF as the related extra costs of € 1.3 million is justified by the reduction in mortality and improvement in quality of life. This finding supports the promotion of NLSCI as part of routine care, in order to pursue an optimal allocation of public health expenditures.
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- P Iovino
- University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy. , Rome , Italy
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Iovino P, Giulia Locatelli LG, Giulia Locatelli LG, Alvaro Rosaria RA, Alvaro Rosaria RA, Barbara Riegel BR, Barbara Riegel BR, Corinne Jurgens CJ, Corinne Jurgens CJ, Ercole Vellone EV, Ercole Vellone EV. A cluster analysis of psychological and physical symptoms in patients with heart failure. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvac060.075] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: Public Institution(s). Main funding source(s): CECRI (Center of Excellence for Nursing Scholarship) Rome
Background
The experience of psychological and physical symptoms of heart failure can be burdensome for patients. Identification of profiles of symptom burden may lead to greater understanding of the mechanism underlying this experience and improve symptom-centered care.
Purpose
The aim of this analysis was to identify profiles of psychological and physical symptoms in heart failure patients and compare the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients in each cluster.
Methods
This was a secondary analysis of baseline data from the MOTIVATE-HF trial, that enrolled 510 patients across Italy. Cluster analysis was used to identify profiles of patients based on the two scores of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale and the total score of the Heart Failure Somatic Perception Scale. Each profile was described in terms of sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., age, gender, severity of disease), self-care maintenance and management behaviors, and self-efficacy (Self-care of Heart Failure Index), generic quality of life (12-item Short Form Survey), health-related quality of life (Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire), and cognitive status (Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale). Comparisons between the characteristics of each profile were performed by analysis of variance (ANOVA) and chi square test.
Results
Patients (n = 510) were 72.37 years old on average (SD = 12.28), with a slightly higher prevalence of men (58%). Sixty per cent of the sample were symptomatic: New York Heart Association (NYHA) class 2, 31.4% in NYHA class III, and 6.5% in NYHA class IV. Three profiles were identified: (1) low distress, characterized by the youngest patients (69.76, SD = 12.17), mostly in NYHA class II, and with the highest score on self-care self-efficacy and self-care maintenance behaviors; (2) average distress, characterized by the oldest patients (74.45, SD = 11.99), who were mostly retired, with the highest level of education, and poorest (physical) health-related quality of life and low self-care behaviors; (3) high distress, characterized by an average age of 73.08 (SD = 12.29), with the lowest hemoglobin level, the worst cognitive status, and the worst generic and health-related quality of life.
Conclusions
The profiles identified in this study and their characteristics provide new insights into the burden of psychological and physical symptoms experienced by heart failure patients. This represents the first step in promoting symptom-centered care in the future.
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- P Iovino
- University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy. , Rome , Italy
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- Boston College - William F. Connell School of Nursing , Boston , United States of America
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- Boston College - William F. Connell School of Nursing , Boston , United States of America
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Santonicola A, Ruggiero L, Palma R, Angrisani L, Iovino P. Gerd symptoms after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: an emerging scenario. Int J Obes (Lond) 2022; 46:1076-1078. [PMID: 35066564 DOI: 10.1038/s41366-022-01072-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 11/27/2021] [Revised: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is the second most performed bariatric procedure and it is considered the procedure of choice to treat patients with severe obesity and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). However, some authors described the new onset or the recurrence of GERD symptoms after RYGB, and data at follow-up were scanty. In our center, we evaluated trend in weight, GERD symptoms and obesity-related comorbidities in 45 patients undergone RYGB at least 60 months before (mean follow-up 99.9 ± 22.9 months). At RYGB 51.1% patients referred preoperative GERD symptoms; among them, 47.8% showed an intraoperative hiatal hernia (HH). At medium-term follow-up mean BMI was significantly lower compared to baseline (p < 0.001). Among patients with preoperative GERD, 69.6% had GERD resolution and 30.4% reported postoperative GERD symptoms. Furthermore, 18.2% without preoperative GERD referred postoperative GERD new onset. We confirmed that RYGB as primary intervention provides satisfactory weight loss and a high percentage of GERD symptoms resolution. However, about 24.4% of patients complained of GERD symptoms at medium-term follow-up. The pathophysiology of GERD after RYGB, de novo or persistence, is not completely understood and several hypotheses could be drawn; however, further studies focusing the pathophysiology of these symptoms are needed.
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- Antonella Santonicola
- University of Salerno, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Baronissi, SA, Italy
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- University of Salerno, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Baronissi, SA, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, "Federico II" University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- University of Salerno, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Baronissi, SA, Italy.
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Iovino P, Neri MC, D'Alba L, Santonicola A, Chiarioni G. Pelvic floor biofeedback is an effective treatment for severe bloating in disorders of gut-brain interaction with outlet dysfunction. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2022; 34:e14264. [PMID: 34532928 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.14264] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 08/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The pathophysiology of bloating is partially understood. We investigated in patients with disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI) the relationship between severity of bloating, abdominal girth changes and defecation pattern, and the efficacy of pelvic floor biofeedback treatment on bloating. METHODS Disorders of gut-brain interaction patients with severe bloating as the main complaint were prescribed 2 weeks dietary advice and underwent abdominal girth measurements. At the first visit, all patients underwent a questionnaire on the subjective improvement of bloating, a (0-100) VAS abdominal bloating, and abdominal girth measurement. Patients reporting inadequate bloating relief underwent a standardized balloon expulsion test. Furthermore, they were invited to undergo pelvic floor electromyography and biofeedback treatment previously used for constipation due to dyssynergic defecation. The primary outcome was bloating improvement on a 5-point Likert scale. The secondary outcomes were the effect of diet intervention and pelvic floor biofeedback treatment on bloating severity and quality of life changes as well as the effect of pelvic floor biofeedback treatment on BET and EMG on straining. KEY RESULTS One hundred and fifty six patients (129 F, 39.3 ± 11.7 mean age) completed the 2-week run-in period. 105 patients were diet non-responder and underwent balloon expulsion test, with the vast majority (64%) failing the test. Patients who scored higher bloating on VAS had a significant association with failed balloon expulsion test (adjusted B 0.4 [95% CI 10.8-25.7], p < 0.0001). 63% agreed to perform pelvic floor biofeedback treatment at Verona center, 54% became responders reporting fair or major improvement/cure (ITT analysis, McNemar test, p < 0.0001), and all of them showed a 50% decrease in bloating severity. CONCLUSIONS AND INFERENCES Disordered defecation is a prevalent etiology in DGBI patients with bloating unresponsive to conservative measures; pelvic floor biofeedback treatment to improve the defecation effort significantly relieved bloating (http://www.isrctn.com, ISRCTN17004079).
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- Paola Iovino
- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana , University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana , University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology B, AOUI Verona, Verona, Italy
- UNC Center for Functional GI & Motility Disorders, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Hajji N, Hudik E, Iovino P, Zouari N, Sebai H, Nusse O, Ciacci C. Globularia Alypum L. Modulates Inflammatory Markers in the Human Colon and shows a Potential Antioxidant Role in Myeloid Leukemic Cells. Transl Med UniSa 2022. [DOI: 10.37825/2239-9747.1028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Palma R, Ruggiero L, Santonicola A, Iovino P, Angrisani L. A Conservative Management of Gastric Bezoar in a Novel Bariatric Procedure: Nissen-Sleeve Gastrectomy. Obes Surg 2022; 32:944-947. [PMID: 35079950 PMCID: PMC8789371 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-021-05830-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Rossella Palma
- Department of Surgical Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana, " University of Salerno, Baronissi, (SA), Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana, " University of Salerno, Baronissi, (SA), Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana, " University of Salerno, Baronissi, (SA), Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Federico II" University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
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Settembre C, D’Antonio E, Moscato P, Loi G, Santonicola A, Iovino P. Association among Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction (DGBI) and Fibromyalgia: A Prospective Study. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11030809. [PMID: 35160260 PMCID: PMC8836992 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11030809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI) have been associated with Fibromyalgia (FM). However, there are no data about the relationship between FM and DGBI using Rome IV criteria. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of FM in patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and/or Functional Dyspepsia (FD) and the prevalence of IBS and FD in FM patients using Rome IV criteria. DGBI patients and FM patients were recruited from two outpatient clinics devoted to DGBI and FM. All patients underwent a standardized gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms questionnaire. FM symptoms in DGBI patients were assessed through Fibromyalgia Rapid Screening Tool (FiRST) and Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire. Thereafter, the rheumatologists evaluated them. 49.0% of FM patients fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for IBS, 81.6% for FD with an overlap for both IBS/FD in 44.9%. IBS-C was the most prevalent IBS-subtype in DGBI patients, whereas IBS-M was the most prevalent in FM patients (p = 0.01). 45.3% of DGBI patients reported pathological FiRST scores. DGBI patients with FM showed the highest score at the standardized GI questionnaire followed by FM patients with DGBI and DGBI without FM. In conclusion DGBI are common in FM patients and vice versa. The presence of FD is extremely frequent in FM patients. A multidisciplinary approach should be routinely used for the management of these patients.
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- Carmela Settembre
- Gastrointestinal Unit Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84081 Baronissi, Italy; (C.S.); (E.D.)
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- Gastrointestinal Unit Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84081 Baronissi, Italy; (C.S.); (E.D.)
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- Rheumatology Unit, AOU San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona, 84125 Salerno, Italy; (P.M.); (G.L.)
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- Rheumatology Unit, AOU San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona, 84125 Salerno, Italy; (P.M.); (G.L.)
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- Gastrointestinal Unit Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84081 Baronissi, Italy; (C.S.); (E.D.)
- Correspondence: (A.S.); (P.I.)
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- Gastrointestinal Unit Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84081 Baronissi, Italy; (C.S.); (E.D.)
- Correspondence: (A.S.); (P.I.)
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Santonicola A, Cersosimo G, Angrisani L, Gagliardi M, Ferraro L, Iovino P. Nonadherence to Micronutrient Supplementation After Bariatric Surgery: Results from an Italian Internet-Based Survey. J Am Nutr Assoc 2022; 41:11-19. [PMID: 33783312 DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2020.1830003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Bariatric surgery (BS) is a pillar for the treatment of morbid obesity and its related comorbidities. However, it might be associated with long-term deficiencies and absorption issues. Adherence to micronutrient supplementation is a crucial aspect in the management of these patients. AIM The aim of the present survey was to evaluate the adherence to micronutrient supplementation in a cohort of Italian patients submitted to BS (BS patients) and to identify predictors of adherence using a self-administered, anonymous, internet-based instrument. METHODS Patients who underwent BS over the last decade in a single center were invited to participate to a self-administered, anonymous, internet-based survey consisting of a 23 items structured questionnaire evaluating: a. demographic information b. Bariatric procedures performed; c. Indication to BS; d. Lapse of time since last BS, e. Frequency of follow up visits post-surgery, f. Perception of well-being post BS; g. Adherence to micronutrient supplementation; h. Changes in their quality of life and self-esteem. RESULTS We received an automatic notification of delivery from 1100 out of 1600 BS patients and 290 (81.4% female, mean age 39.5 ± 10.1 years) completed the questionnaire. The main reported bariatric procedures were: Sleeve Gastrectomy (59%), Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (31%) and Adjustable Gastric Banding (7.2%). Only 33.1% of the sample acknowledged to have taken all recommended medication regularly. BS patients who underwent malabsorptive procedures and had their last follow up visit more than 5 years earlier, had a higher risk of being nonadherent to micronutrient supplementation. Conversely, BS patients in their forties seemed more likely to adhere to treatment recommendations. Losing more weight was the only independent risk factors for nonadherence to micronutrient supplementation, independently from patient's perception of wellbeing. CONCLUSION After BS, several clinical and psychosocial factors might predict nonadherence to micronutrient supplementation.
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- Antonella Santonicola
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, "Scuola Medica Salernitana," University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Political, Social and Communication Sciences, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, "Scuola Medica Salernitana," University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, "Federico II" University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, "Scuola Medica Salernitana," University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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Ruggiero L, Iovino P, Ameno C, Palma R, Santonicola A. Perception of the COVID-19 pandemic in patients with Achalasia and its impact on gastrointestinal symptoms: a proof-of-concept study. Ann Gastroenterol 2022; 35:489-495. [PMID: 36061159 PMCID: PMC9399568 DOI: 10.20524/aog.2022.0740] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Background Currently, no data are available on COVID-19 pandemic perception in patients with achalasia. We evaluated how the COVID-19 lockdown was perceived by these patients and its impact on their upper gastrointestinal symptoms. Methods COVID-19 perception was assessed in 64 patients with achalasia using a previously published survey. Upper gastrointestinal symptoms were assessed using a standardized questionnaire and the results were compared to those obtained before the COVID-19 pandemic. All questionnaires were administered by telephone/video calls during the second Italian lockdown. Results Fifty-one patients (79.7%) responded to the survey. For the question “On a 0-100 scale, how worried are you about the COVID-19 pandemic?” the mean score was 72.8±27.1, and 64.7% of patients with achalasia gave a score >60 on a visual analog scale of 0-100. In addition, those who considered themselves more vulnerable or anxious about contracting the infection than the general population, showed a significantly higher score for COVID-19 fear compared to those who felt less vulnerable or anxious (79.7±27.6 vs. 62.5±23.6, P=0.027; 80.9±19.6 vs. 57.1±33.1, P=0.002, respectively). The selected patients (n=29), who had not undergone any change in medical/surgical treatment for at least one year before the COVID-19 pandemic, had a significant worsening of the intensity-frequency score of regurgitation, heartburn, odynophagia, water brash, and epigastric burning during the lockdown (P<0.05). Finally, 75% of the patients were very interested in using Telemedicine. Conclusions The COVID-19 lockdown had a significant impact on the psychological aspects and upper gastrointestinal symptoms of patients with achalasia. Telemedicine might represent a follow-up strategy.
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- Luigi Ruggiero
- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Baronissi (Luigi Ruggiero, Paola Iovino, Chiara Ameno, Antonella Santonicola)
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Baronissi (Luigi Ruggiero, Paola Iovino, Chiara Ameno, Antonella Santonicola)
- Correspondence to: Paola Iovino, University of Salerno, Baronissi Campus, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana” Via Salvador Allende, 43, 84081 Baronissi (SA), Italy;
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Baronissi (Luigi Ruggiero, Paola Iovino, Chiara Ameno, Antonella Santonicola)
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome (Rossella Palma), Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Baronissi (Luigi Ruggiero, Paola Iovino, Chiara Ameno, Antonella Santonicola)
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Hajji N, Hudik E, Iovino P, Zouari N, Sebai H, Nusse O, Ciacci C. Globularia alypum L. Modulates Inflammatory Markers in Human Colon and Shows a Potential Antioxidant Role in Myeloid Leukemic Cells. Transl Med UniSa 2021; 24:13-23. [PMID: 36447742 PMCID: PMC9673913 DOI: 10.37825/2239-9754.1030] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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Globularia alypum (GA), a plant of the Globulariacea family, has long been used as a traditional cure for inflammatory and metabolic illnesses. In addition to various in vitro model studies, the current work focuses on the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of GA in human colon biopsies. The phenol components in GA aqueous extract (GAAE) were identified by Liquid Chromatography-Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry. The antioxidant ability of GAAE was tested in vitro utilizing chemiluminescence and flow cytometry using fluorescent yeasts n conjunction with PLB-985-human myeloid leukemia cells. Experiments on human colon biopsies after a biopsy challenge with Escherichia coli-lipopolysaccharides aimed to see if GAAE had an anti-inflammatory impact on human colon inflammation. Western blotting was used to assess the expression of several inflammatory markers. According to the findings, GAAE had a significant influence on hydrogen peroxide and cellular reactive oxygen species. GAAE inhibited the activities of cyclooxygenase 2 and nuclear factor B in inflamed biopsies, indicating anti-inflammatory action. The present study is the first to show that GA has a beneficial effect on human colon inflammation, thanks to its significant antioxidant activity in vitro. According to these preliminary data, GA may be utilized to treat a range of human inflammatory illnesses.
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- Najla Hajji
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Fisciano, SA,
Italy
- Laboratoire de Physiologie Fonctionnelle et Valorisation des Bio-Ressources - Institut Supérieur de Biotechnologie de Béja, Université de Jendouba, Avenue Habib Bourguiba - B.P. 382 - 9000, Béja,
Tunisia
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- Université Paris-Sud and Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay,
France
- CNRS, LCP, Orsay,
France
- INSERM U1174, Orsay,
France
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Fisciano, SA,
Italy
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- Higher Institute of Applied Biology of Medenine, Medenine, Gabes University,
Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie Fonctionnelle et Valorisation des Bio-Ressources - Institut Supérieur de Biotechnologie de Béja, Université de Jendouba, Avenue Habib Bourguiba - B.P. 382 - 9000, Béja,
Tunisia
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- Université Paris-Sud and Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay,
France
- CNRS, LCP, Orsay,
France
- INSERM U1174, Orsay,
France
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Fisciano, SA,
Italy
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Oliviero G, Ruggiero L, D’Antonio E, Gagliardi M, Nunziata R, Di Sarno A, Abbatiello C, Di Feo E, De Vivo S, Santonicola A, Iovino P. Replay to Response to Oliviero et al.'s Publication: "Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on symptoms in patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders: Relationship with anxiety and perceived stress". Neurogastroenterol Motil 2021; 33:e14263. [PMID: 34499387 PMCID: PMC8646708 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.14263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Giovanni Oliviero
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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Iovino P, Trudgill N. Letter to Editor "Exploring the association between esophageal mucosal inflammation, impaired motility and GERD": Author's reply. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2021; 33:e14221. [PMID: 34337825 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.14221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Paola Iovino
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana,", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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Singhal R, Ludwig C, Rudge G, Gkoutos GV, Tahrani A, Mahawar K, Pędziwiatr M, Major P, Zarzycki P, Pantelis A, Lapatsanis DP, Stravodimos G, Matthys C, Focquet M, Vleeschouwers W, Spaventa AG, Zerrweck C, Vitiello A, Berardi G, Musella M, Sanchez-Meza A, Cantu FJ, Mora F, Cantu MA, Katakwar A, Reddy DN, Elmaleh H, Hassan M, Elghandour A, Elbanna M, Osman A, Khan A, Layani L, Kiran N, Velikorechin A, Solovyeva M, Melali H, Shahabi S, Agrawal A, Shrivastava A, Sharma A, Narwaria B, Narwaria M, Raziel A, Sakran N, Susmallian S, Karagöz L, Akbaba M, Pişkin SZ, Balta AZ, Senol Z, Manno E, Iovino MG, Osman A, Qassem M, Arana-Garza S, Povoas HP, Vilas-Boas ML, Naumann D, Super J, Li A, Ammori BJ, Balamoun H, Salman M, Nasta AM, Goel R, Sánchez-Aguilar H, Herrera MF, Abou-Mrad A, Cloix L, Mazzini GS, Kristem L, Lazaro A, Campos J, Bernardo J, González J, Trindade C, Viveiros O, Ribeiro R, Goitein D, Hazzan D, Segev L, Beck T, Reyes H, Monterrubio J, García P, Benois M, Kassir R, Contine A, Elshafei M, Aktas S, Weiner S, Heidsieck T, Level L, Pinango S, Ortega PM, Moncada R, Valenti V, Vlahović I, Boras Z, Liagre A, Martini F, Juglard G, Motwani M, Saggu SS, Al Moman H, López LAA, Cortez MAC, Zavala RA, D'Haese C, Kempeneers I, Himpens J, Lazzati A, Paolino L, Bathaei S, Bedirli A, Yavuz A, Büyükkasap Ç, Özaydın S, Kwiatkowski A, Bartosiak K, Walędziak M, Santonicola A, Angrisani L, Iovino P, Palma R, Iossa A, Boru CE, De Angelis F, Silecchia G, Hussain A, Balchandra S, Coltell IB, Pérez JL, Bohra A, Awan AK, Madhok B, Leeder PC, Awad S, Al-Khyatt W, Shoma A, Elghadban H, Ghareeb S, Mathews B, Kurian M, Larentzakis A, Vrakopoulou GZ, Albanopoulos K, Bozdag A, Lale A, Kirkil C, Dincer M, Bashir A, Haddad A, Hijleh LA, Zilberstein B, de Marchi DD, Souza WP, Brodén CM, Gislason H, Shah K, Ambrosi A, Pavone G, Tartaglia N, Kona SLK, Kalyan K, Perez CEG, Botero MAF, Covic A, Timofte D, Maxim M, Faraj D, Tseng L, Liem R, Ören G, Dilektasli E, Yalcin I, AlMukhtar H, Al Hadad M, Mohan R, Arora N, Bedi D, Rives-Lange C, Chevallier JM, Poghosyan T, Sebbag H, Zinaï L, Khaldi S, Mauchien C, Mazza D, Dinescu G, Rea B, Pérez-Galaz F, Zavala L, Besa A, Curell A, Balibrea JM, Vaz C, Galindo L, Silva N, Caballero JLE, Sebastian SO, Marchesini JCD, da Fonseca Pereira RA, Sobottka WH, Fiolo FE, Turchi M, Coelho ACJ, Zacaron AL, Barbosa A, Quinino R, Menaldi G, Paleari N, Martinez-Duartez P, de Aragon Ramírez de Esparza GM, Esteban VS, Torres A, Garcia-Galocha JL, Josa M, Pacheco-Garcia JM, Mayo-Ossorio MA, Chowbey P, Soni V, de Vasconcelos Cunha HA, Castilho MV, Ferreira RMA, Barreiro TA, Charalabopoulos A, Sdralis E, Davakis S, Bomans B, Dapri G, Van Belle K, Takieddine M, Vaneukem P, Karaca ESA, Karaca FC, Sumer A, Peksen C, Savas OA, Chousleb E, Elmokayed F, Fakhereldin I, Aboshanab HM, Swelium T, Gudal A, Gamloo L, Ugale A, Ugale S, Boeker C, Reetz C, Hakami IA, Mall J, Alexandrou A, Baili E, Bodnar Z, Maleckas A, Gudaityte R, Guldogan CE, Gundogdu E, Ozmen MM, Thakkar D, Dukkipati N, Shah PS, Shah SS, Shah SS, Adil MT, Jambulingam P, Mamidanna R, Whitelaw D, Adil MT, Jain V, Veetil DK, Wadhawan R, Torres A, Torres M, Tinoco T, Leclercq W, Romeijn M, van de Pas K, Alkhazraji AK, Taha SA, Ustun M, Yigit T, Inam A, Burhanulhaq M, Pazouki A, Eghbali F, Kermansaravi M, Jazi AHD, Mahmoudieh M, Mogharehabed N, Tsiotos G, Stamou K, Barrera Rodriguez FJ, Rojas Navarro MA, Torres OMO, Martinez SL, Tamez ERM, Millan Cornejo GA, Flores JEG, Mohammed DA, Elfawal MH, Shabbir A, Guowei K, So JB, Kaplan ET, Kaplan M, Kaplan T, Pham D, Rana G, Kappus M, Gadani R, Kahitan M, Pokharel K, Osborne A, Pournaras D, Hewes J, Napolitano E, Chiappetta S, Bottino V, Dorado E, Schoettler A, Gaertner D, Fedtke K, Aguilar-Espinosa F, Aceves-Lozano S, Balani A, Nagliati C, Pennisi D, Rizzi A, Frattini F, Foschi D, Benuzzi L, Parikh C, Shah H, Pinotti E, Montuori M, Borrelli V, Dargent J, Copaescu CA, Hutopila I, Smeu B, Witteman B, Hazebroek E, Deden L, Heusschen L, Okkema S, Aufenacker T, den Hengst W, Vening W, van der Burgh Y, Ghazal A, Ibrahim H, Niazi M, Alkhaffaf B, Altarawni M, Cesana GC, Anselmino M, Uccelli M, Olmi S, Stier C, Akmanlar T, Sonnenberg T, Schieferbein U, Marcolini A, Awruch D, Vicentin M, de Souza Bastos EL, Gregorio SA, Ahuja A, Mittal T, Bolckmans R, Wiggins T, Baratte C, Wisnewsky JA, Genser L, Chong L, Taylor L, Ward S, Chong L, Taylor L, Hi MW, Heneghan H, Fearon N, Plamper A, Rheinwalt K, Heneghan H, Geoghegan J, Ng KC, Fearon N, Kaseja K, Kotowski M, Samarkandy TA, Leyva-Alvizo A, Corzo-Culebro L, Wang C, Yang W, Dong Z, Riera M, Jain R, Hamed H, Said M, Zarzar K, Garcia M, Türkçapar AG, Şen O, Baldini E, Conti L, Wietzycoski C, Lopes E, Pintar T, Salobir J, Aydin C, Atici SD, Ergin A, Ciyiltepe H, Bozkurt MA, Kizilkaya MC, Onalan NBD, Zuber MNBA, Wong WJ, Garcia A, Vidal L, Beisani M, Pasquier J, Vilallonga R, Sharma S, Parmar C, Lee L, Sufi P, Sinan H, Saydam M. 30-Day Morbidity and Mortality of Bariatric Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Multinational Cohort Study of 7704 Patients from 42 Countries. Obes Surg 2021; 31:4272-4288. [PMID: 34328624 PMCID: PMC8323543 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-021-05493-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Revised: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND There are data on the safety of cancer surgery and the efficacy of preventive strategies on the prevention of postoperative symptomatic COVID-19 in these patients. But there is little such data for any elective surgery. The main objectives of this study were to examine the safety of bariatric surgery (BS) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and to determine the efficacy of perioperative COVID-19 protective strategies on postoperative symptomatic COVID-19 rates. METHODS We conducted an international cohort study to determine all-cause and COVID-19-specific 30-day morbidity and mortality of BS performed between 01/05/2020 and 31/10/2020. RESULTS Four hundred ninety-nine surgeons from 185 centres in 42 countries provided data on 7704 patients. Elective primary BS (n = 7084) was associated with a 30-day morbidity of 6.76% (n = 479) and a 30-day mortality of 0.14% (n = 10). Emergency BS, revisional BS, insulin-treated type 2 diabetes, and untreated obstructive sleep apnoea were associated with increased complications on multivariable analysis. Forty-three patients developed symptomatic COVID-19 postoperatively, with a higher risk in non-whites. Preoperative self-isolation, preoperative testing for SARS-CoV-2, and surgery in institutions not concurrently treating COVID-19 patients did not reduce the incidence of postoperative COVID-19. Postoperative symptomatic COVID-19 was more likely if the surgery was performed during a COVID-19 peak in that country. CONCLUSIONS BS can be performed safely during the COVID-19 pandemic with appropriate perioperative protocols. There was no relationship between preoperative testing for COVID-19 and self-isolation with symptomatic postoperative COVID-19. The risk of postoperative COVID-19 risk was greater in non-whites or if BS was performed during a local peak.
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- Rishi Singhal
- Upper GI unit, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, Murray Learning Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
- NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
- MRC Health Data Research UK (HDR), Midlands Site, UK
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (CEDAM), Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham, UK
- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Bariatric Unit, South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Trust, Sunderland, UK
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Singhal R, Ludwig C, Rudge G, Gkoutos GV, Tahrani A, Mahawar K, Pędziwiatr M, Major P, Zarzycki P, Pantelis A, Lapatsanis DP, Stravodimos G, Matthys C, Focquet M, Vleeschouwers W, Spaventa AG, Zerrweck C, Vitiello A, Berardi G, Musella M, Sanchez-Meza A, Cantu FJ, Mora F, Cantu MA, Katakwar A, Reddy DN, Elmaleh H, Hassan M, Elghandour A, Elbanna M, Osman A, Khan A, Layani L, Kiran N, Velikorechin A, Solovyeva M, Melali H, Shahabi S, Agrawal A, Shrivastava A, Sharma A, Narwaria B, Narwaria M, Raziel A, Sakran N, Susmallian S, Karagöz L, Akbaba M, Pişkin SZ, Balta AZ, Senol Z, Manno E, Iovino MG, Osman A, Qassem M, Arana-Garza S, Povoas HP, Vilas-Boas ML, Naumann D, Super J, Li A, Ammori BJ, Balamoun H, Salman M, Nasta AM, Goel R, Sánchez-Aguilar H, Herrera MF, Abou-Mrad A, Cloix L, Mazzini GS, Kristem L, Lazaro A, Campos J, Bernardo J, González J, Trindade C, Viveiros O, Ribeiro R, Goitein D, Hazzan D, Segev L, Beck T, Reyes H, Monterrubio J, García P, Benois M, Kassir R, Contine A, Elshafei M, Aktas S, Weiner S, Heidsieck T, Level L, Pinango S, Ortega PM, Moncada R, Valenti V, Vlahović I, Boras Z, Liagre A, Martini F, Juglard G, Motwani M, Saggu SS, Al Moman H, López LAA, Cortez MAC, Zavala RA, D'Haese C, Kempeneers I, Himpens J, Lazzati A, Paolino L, Bathaei S, Bedirli A, Yavuz A, Büyükkasap Ç, Özaydın S, Kwiatkowski A, Bartosiak K, Walędziak M, Santonicola A, Angrisani L, Iovino P, Palma R, Iossa A, Boru CE, De Angelis F, Silecchia G, Hussain A, Balchandra S, Coltell IB, Pérez JL, Bohra A, Awan AK, Madhok B, Leeder PC, Awad S, Al-Khyatt W, Shoma A, Elghadban H, Ghareeb S, Mathews B, Kurian M, Larentzakis A, Vrakopoulou GZ, Albanopoulos K, Bozdag A, Lale A, Kirkil C, Dincer M, Bashir A, Haddad A, Hijleh LA, Zilberstein B, de Marchi DD, Souza WP, Brodén CM, Gislason H, Shah K, Ambrosi A, Pavone G, Tartaglia N, Kona SLK, Kalyan K, Perez CEG, Botero MAF, Covic A, Timofte D, Maxim M, Faraj D, Tseng L, Liem R, Ören G, Dilektasli E, Yalcin I, AlMukhtar H, Al Hadad M, Mohan R, Arora N, Bedi D, Rives-Lange C, Chevallier JM, Poghosyan T, Sebbag H, Zinaï L, Khaldi S, Mauchien C, Mazza D, Dinescu G, Rea B, Pérez-Galaz F, Zavala L, Besa A, Curell A, Balibrea JM, Vaz C, Galindo L, Silva N, Caballero JLE, Sebastian SO, Marchesini JCD, da Fonseca Pereira RA, Sobottka WH, Fiolo FE, Turchi M, Coelho ACJ, Zacaron AL, Barbosa A, Quinino R, Menaldi G, Paleari N, Martinez-Duartez P, de Aragon Ramírez de Esparza GM, Esteban VS, Torres A, Garcia-Galocha JL, Josa M, Pacheco-Garcia JM, Mayo-Ossorio MA, Chowbey P, Soni V, de Vasconcelos Cunha HA, Castilho MV, Ferreira RMA, Barreiro TA, Charalabopoulos A, Sdralis E, Davakis S, Bomans B, Dapri G, Van Belle K, Takieddine M, Vaneukem P, Karaca ESA, Karaca FC, Sumer A, Peksen C, Savas OA, Chousleb E, Elmokayed F, Fakhereldin I, Aboshanab HM, Swelium T, Gudal A, Gamloo L, Ugale A, Ugale S, Boeker C, Reetz C, Hakami IA, Mall J, Alexandrou A, Baili E, Bodnar Z, Maleckas A, Gudaityte R, Guldogan CE, Gundogdu E, Ozmen MM, Thakkar D, Dukkipati N, Shah PS, Shah SS, Shah SS, Adil MT, Jambulingam P, Mamidanna R, Whitelaw D, Adil MT, Jain V, Veetil DK, Wadhawan R, Torres A, Torres M, Tinoco T, Leclercq W, Romeijn M, van de Pas K, Alkhazraji AK, Taha SA, Ustun M, Yigit T, Inam A, Burhanulhaq M, Pazouki A, Eghbali F, Kermansaravi M, Jazi AHD, Mahmoudieh M, Mogharehabed N, Tsiotos G, Stamou K, Barrera Rodriguez FJ, Rojas Navarro MA, Torres OMO, Martinez SL, Tamez ERM, Millan Cornejo GA, Flores JEG, Mohammed DA, Elfawal MH, Shabbir A, Guowei K, So JB, Kaplan ET, Kaplan M, Kaplan T, Pham D, Rana G, Kappus M, Gadani R, Kahitan M, Pokharel K, Osborne A, Pournaras D, Hewes J, Napolitano E, Chiappetta S, Bottino V, Dorado E, Schoettler A, Gaertner D, Fedtke K, Aguilar-Espinosa F, Aceves-Lozano S, Balani A, Nagliati C, Pennisi D, Rizzi A, Frattini F, Foschi D, Benuzzi L, Parikh C, Shah H, Pinotti E, Montuori M, Borrelli V, Dargent J, Copaescu CA, Hutopila I, Smeu B, Witteman B, Hazebroek E, Deden L, Heusschen L, Okkema S, Aufenacker T, den Hengst W, Vening W, van der Burgh Y, Ghazal A, Ibrahim H, Niazi M, Alkhaffaf B, Altarawni M, Cesana GC, Anselmino M, Uccelli M, Olmi S, Stier C, Akmanlar T, Sonnenberg T, Schieferbein U, Marcolini A, Awruch D, Vicentin M, de Souza Bastos EL, Gregorio SA, Ahuja A, Mittal T, Bolckmans R, Wiggins T, Baratte C, Wisnewsky JA, Genser L, Chong L, Taylor L, Ward S, Chong L, Taylor L, Hi MW, Heneghan H, Fearon N, Plamper A, Rheinwalt K, Heneghan H, Geoghegan J, Ng KC, Fearon N, Kaseja K, Kotowski M, Samarkandy TA, Leyva-Alvizo A, Corzo-Culebro L, Wang C, Yang W, Dong Z, Riera M, Jain R, Hamed H, Said M, Zarzar K, Garcia M, Türkçapar AG, Şen O, Baldini E, Conti L, Wietzycoski C, Lopes E, Pintar T, Salobir J, Aydin C, Atici SD, Ergin A, Ciyiltepe H, Bozkurt MA, Kizilkaya MC, Onalan NBD, Zuber MNBA, Wong WJ, Garcia A, Vidal L, Beisani M, Pasquier J, Vilallonga R, Sharma S, Parmar C, Lee L, Sufi P, Sinan H, Saydam M. 30-Day Morbidity and Mortality of Bariatric Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Multinational Cohort Study of 7704 Patients from 42 Countries. Obes Surg 2021. [PMID: 34328624 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-021-05493-9.] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND There are data on the safety of cancer surgery and the efficacy of preventive strategies on the prevention of postoperative symptomatic COVID-19 in these patients. But there is little such data for any elective surgery. The main objectives of this study were to examine the safety of bariatric surgery (BS) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and to determine the efficacy of perioperative COVID-19 protective strategies on postoperative symptomatic COVID-19 rates. METHODS We conducted an international cohort study to determine all-cause and COVID-19-specific 30-day morbidity and mortality of BS performed between 01/05/2020 and 31/10/2020. RESULTS Four hundred ninety-nine surgeons from 185 centres in 42 countries provided data on 7704 patients. Elective primary BS (n = 7084) was associated with a 30-day morbidity of 6.76% (n = 479) and a 30-day mortality of 0.14% (n = 10). Emergency BS, revisional BS, insulin-treated type 2 diabetes, and untreated obstructive sleep apnoea were associated with increased complications on multivariable analysis. Forty-three patients developed symptomatic COVID-19 postoperatively, with a higher risk in non-whites. Preoperative self-isolation, preoperative testing for SARS-CoV-2, and surgery in institutions not concurrently treating COVID-19 patients did not reduce the incidence of postoperative COVID-19. Postoperative symptomatic COVID-19 was more likely if the surgery was performed during a COVID-19 peak in that country. CONCLUSIONS BS can be performed safely during the COVID-19 pandemic with appropriate perioperative protocols. There was no relationship between preoperative testing for COVID-19 and self-isolation with symptomatic postoperative COVID-19. The risk of postoperative COVID-19 risk was greater in non-whites or if BS was performed during a local peak.
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Affiliation(s)
- Rishi Singhal
- Upper GI unit, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, Murray Learning Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.,NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.,MRC Health Data Research UK (HDR), Midlands Site, UK
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (CEDAM), Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham, UK.,Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Bariatric Unit, South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Trust, Sunderland, UK
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Caggianelli G, Iovino P, Rebora P, Occhino G, Zeffiro V, Locatelli G, Ausili D, Alvaro R, Riegel B, Vellone E. A motivational interviewing intervention improves the burden of physical symptoms in patients with heart failure: A secondary outcome analysis of a randomized clinical trial. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvab060.101] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: Public Institution(s). Main funding source(s): Center of Excellence for Nursing Scholarship, Rome, Italy
Background. Patients with heart failure (HF) experience a variety of physical symptoms. Symptoms are perceived by patients as burdensome and, as such, negatively affect quality of life. Besides, physical symptoms are among the first reasons for seeking emergency care and hospitalization. Findings from the MOTIVATE-HF trial show that motivational interviewing (MI) leads to better self-care. However, whether MI also reduces the burden of physical symptoms is not yet known.
Purpose. To evaluate the effectiveness of MI on the burden of physical symptoms in patients with HF.
Methods. Secondary outcome analysis of the MOTIVATE-HF trial. The study was a three-arm, multicenter randomized controlled trial with a 12-month follow-up. Patients with HF and their informal caregivers were enrolled and randomly divided into three arms: MI performed only with patients (Arm 1); MI performed both with patients and caregivers (Arm 2); usual care (Arm 3). Patients with a diagnosis of HF in NYHA functional class II-IV were recruited in three Italian centers. Participants underwent one face-to-face MI session, followed by three phone calls within two months from enrollment. Physical symptoms were measured with the Heart Failure Somatic Perception Scale (HFSPS) with the dimensions of dyspnea, chest discomfort, early and subtle, and edema. Higher scores at the HFSPS and its dimensions indicate worse physical symptom. Data were collected at baseline, and 3 (T1), 6 (T2), 9 (T3) and 12 (T4) months after enrollment. T-test was used to compare differences in HFSPS scores in Arms 1 and 2 versus Arm 3 at each follow-up. Changes over time were analyzed with mixed linear longitudinal models.
Results. A sample of 510 patients (median 74 years, 58% male) and their caregivers (median 55 years, 75.5% female) were randomized to Arm 1 (n = 155), Arm 2 (n = 177) and Arm 3 (n = 178). Chest discomfort improved in Arms 1 and 2 versus Arm 3 at T4 (mean difference(Δ): -8.13, P = .014). Dyspnea also improved in Arms 1 and 2 than Arm 3 both at T3 and T4 (Δ: -7, P = .027 and Δ: -6.78, P = .038, respectively). HFSPS total score improved in Arms 1 and 2 versus Arm 3 at T3 (Δ: -4.55, P = .048). Over the year of observation, the mixed linear longitudinal models showed a significant improvement in Chest discomfort and total HFSPS score in Arm 2 versus Arm 3 (β = -2.61, P = .002 and, β = -1.35, P = .02).
Conclusions. The results of this secondary analysis indicate that MI may be effective in decreasing the burden of physical symptoms in HF patients, especially if also caregivers are involved in the intervention. Since symptom burden is among the first reasons for seeking emergency care and hospitalization in HF, MI might be a viable option to improve symptom burden via self-care.
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- G Caggianelli
- University of Rome Tor Vergata, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Rome, Italy
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- University of Rome Tor Vergata, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Rome, Italy
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- University of Milan-Bicocca, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Monza, Italy
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- University of Milan-Bicocca, Biostatistics and Bioimaging Centre, Monza, Italy
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- University of Rome Tor Vergata, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Rome, Italy
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- University of Rome Tor Vergata, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Rome, Italy
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- University of Milan-Bicocca, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Monza, Italy
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- University of Rome Tor Vergata, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Rome, Italy
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- University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Rome Tor Vergata, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Rome, Italy
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Naseri K, Dabiri H, Rostami-Nejad M, Yadegar A, Houri H, Olfatifar M, Sadeghi A, Saadati S, Ciacci C, Iovino P, Zali MR. Influence of low FODMAP-gluten free diet on gut microbiota alterations and symptom severity in Iranian patients with irritable bowel syndrome. BMC Gastroenterol 2021. [PMID: 34261437 DOI: 10.1186/s12876-021-01868-5.] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Recently, dietary restriction of fermentable carbohydrates (a low-FODMAP diet) in combination with a gluten-free diet (GFD) has been proposed to reduce the symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients. Different studies reported that IBS has been associated with dysbiosis in the gut microbiota. Additionally, a few studies have reported inflammation in the gastrointestinal (GI) system of adults with IBS. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of low FODMAP-gluten free diet (LF-GFD) on clinical symptoms, intestinal microbiota diversity, and fecal calprotectin (FC) level in Iranian patients with IBS. DESIGN In this clinical trial study, 42 patients with IBS (Rome IV criteria) underwent LF-GFD intervention for 6 weeks. Symptoms were assessed using the IBS symptom severity scoring (IBS-SSS), and fecal samples were collected at baseline and after intervention and analyzed by quantitative 16 S rRNA PCR assay. The diversity of gut microbiota compared before and after 6 weeks of dietary intervention. FC was also analyzed by the ELISA method. RESULTS Thirty patients (mean age 37.8 ± 10.7 years) completed the 6-week diet. The IBS-SSS was significantly (P = 0.001) reduced after LF-GFD intervention compared to the baseline. Significant microbial differences before and after intervention were noticed in fecal samples. A significant increase was found in Bacteroidetes, and the Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes (F/B) ratio was significantly (P = 0.001) decreased after the dietary intervention. The value of FC was significantly decreased after 6 weeks of dietary intervention (P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that patients with IBS under an LF-GFD had a significant improvement in IBS symptoms severity, with reduced FC level following normalization of their gut microbiota composition. Further rigorous trials are needed to establish a long-term efficacy and safety of this dietary intervention for personalized nutrition in IBS. Clinical Trial Registry Number: IRCT20100524004010N26.
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- Kaveh Naseri
- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Celiac Disease Department, Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Celiac Disease Department, Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Arabi Ave., Yemen St., Velenjak, Tehran, Iran.
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- Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Arabi Ave., Yemen St., Velenjak, Tehran, Iran
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- Celiac Disease Department, Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Celiac Disease Department, Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Celiac Disease Department, Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry Scuola Medica Salernitana, Università di Salerno, Via Allende, 84081, Salerno, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry Scuola Medica Salernitana, Università di Salerno, Via Allende, 84081, Salerno, Italy
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- Celiac Disease Department, Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Naseri K, Dabiri H, Rostami-Nejad M, Yadegar A, Houri H, Olfatifar M, Sadeghi A, Saadati S, Ciacci C, Iovino P, Zali MR. Influence of low FODMAP-gluten free diet on gut microbiota alterations and symptom severity in Iranian patients with irritable bowel syndrome. BMC Gastroenterol 2021; 21:292. [PMID: 34261437 PMCID: PMC8278734 DOI: 10.1186/s12876-021-01868-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Recently, dietary restriction of fermentable carbohydrates (a low-FODMAP diet) in combination with a gluten-free diet (GFD) has been proposed to reduce the symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients. Different studies reported that IBS has been associated with dysbiosis in the gut microbiota. Additionally, a few studies have reported inflammation in the gastrointestinal (GI) system of adults with IBS. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of low FODMAP-gluten free diet (LF-GFD) on clinical symptoms, intestinal microbiota diversity, and fecal calprotectin (FC) level in Iranian patients with IBS. DESIGN In this clinical trial study, 42 patients with IBS (Rome IV criteria) underwent LF-GFD intervention for 6 weeks. Symptoms were assessed using the IBS symptom severity scoring (IBS-SSS), and fecal samples were collected at baseline and after intervention and analyzed by quantitative 16 S rRNA PCR assay. The diversity of gut microbiota compared before and after 6 weeks of dietary intervention. FC was also analyzed by the ELISA method. RESULTS Thirty patients (mean age 37.8 ± 10.7 years) completed the 6-week diet. The IBS-SSS was significantly (P = 0.001) reduced after LF-GFD intervention compared to the baseline. Significant microbial differences before and after intervention were noticed in fecal samples. A significant increase was found in Bacteroidetes, and the Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes (F/B) ratio was significantly (P = 0.001) decreased after the dietary intervention. The value of FC was significantly decreased after 6 weeks of dietary intervention (P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that patients with IBS under an LF-GFD had a significant improvement in IBS symptoms severity, with reduced FC level following normalization of their gut microbiota composition. Further rigorous trials are needed to establish a long-term efficacy and safety of this dietary intervention for personalized nutrition in IBS. Clinical Trial Registry Number: IRCT20100524004010N26.
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- Kaveh Naseri
- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Celiac Disease Department, Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Celiac Disease Department, Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Arabi Ave., Yemen St., Velenjak, Tehran, Iran.
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- Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Arabi Ave., Yemen St., Velenjak, Tehran, Iran
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- Celiac Disease Department, Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Celiac Disease Department, Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Celiac Disease Department, Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry Scuola Medica Salernitana, Università di Salerno, Via Allende, 84081, Salerno, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry Scuola Medica Salernitana, Università di Salerno, Via Allende, 84081, Salerno, Italy
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- Celiac Disease Department, Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Limongelli G, Iucolano S, Monda E, Elefante P, De Stasio C, Lubrano I, Caiazza M, Mazzella M, Fimiani F, Galdo M, De Marchi G, Esposito M, Rubino M, Cirillo A, Fusco A, Esposito A, Trama U, Esposito S, Scarano G, Sepe J, Andria G, Orlando V, Menditto E, Chiodini P, Iolascon A, Franzese A, Sanduzzi Zamparelli A, Tessitore A, Romano A, Venosa A, Nunzia Olivieri A, Bianco A, La Manna A, Cerbone AM, Spasiano A, Agnese Stanziola A, Colao A, De Bellis A, Gambale A, Toriello A, Tufano A, Ciampa A, Maria Risitano A, Pisani A, Russo A, Volpe A, De Martino B, Amato B, De Fusco C, Piscopo C, Selleri C, Tucci C, Pignata C, Cioffi D, Melis D, Pasquali D, De Brasi D, Spitaleri D, De Brasi D, Russo D, Martellotta D, De Michele E, Varricchio E, Miraglia Del Giudice E, Coscioni E, Cimino E, Pane F, Tranfa F, Pollio F, Lonardo F, Nuzzi F, Simonelli F, Trojsi F, Habetswallner F, Valentini G, Cerbone G, Parenti G, Tedeschi G, Capasso G, Battista Rossi G, Gaglione G, Sarnelli G, Argenziano G, Bellastella G, De Michele G, Fiorentino G, Spadaro G, Scala I, Santoro L, Zeppa L, Auricchio L, Elio Adinolfi L, Alessio M, Amitrano M, Savanelli MC, Russo MG, Ferrucci MG, Carbone MT, Pellecchia MT, Salerno M, Melone M, Del Donno M, Vitale M, Triggiani M, Della Monica M, Lo Presti M, Tenuta M, Mignogna MD, Schiavulli M, Zacchia M, Brunetti-Pierri N, Iovino P, Moscato P, Iandoli R, Scarpa R, Russo R, Troisi S, Sbordone S, Perrotta S, Fecarotta S, Sampaolo S, Cicalese V. Diagnostic issues faced by a rare disease healthcare network during Covid-19 outbreak: data from the Campania Rare Disease Registry. J Public Health (Oxf) 2021; 44:586-594. [PMID: 33982102 PMCID: PMC8194710 DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdab137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background The aims of this study were: to investigate the capacity of the rare disease healthcare network in Campania to diagnose patients with rare diseases during the outbreak of Covid-19; and to shed light on problematic diagnoses during this period. Methods To describe the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the diagnosis of patients with rare diseases, a retrospective analysis of the Campania Region Rare Disease Registry was performed. A tailored questionnaire was sent to rare disease experts to investigate major issues during the emergency period. Results Prevalence of new diagnoses of rare disease in March and April 2020 was significantly lower than in 2019 (117 versus 317, P < 0.001 and 37 versus 349, P < 0.001, respectively) and 2018 (117 versus 389, P < 0.001 and 37 versus 282, P < 0.001, respectively). Eighty-two among 98 rare disease experts completed the questionnaire. Diagnostic success (95%), access to diagnosis (80%) and follow-up (72%), lack of Personal Protective Equipment (60%), lack of Covid-19 guidelines (50%) and the need for home therapy (78%) were the most important issues raised during Covid-19 outbreak. Conclusions This study describes the effects of the Covid-19 outbreak on the diagnosis of rare disease in a single Italian region and investigates potential issues of diagnosis and management during this period.
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- Centro di Coordinamento Malattie Rare, Regione Campania Naples 80131, Italy
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- Centro di Coordinamento Malattie Rare, Regione Campania Naples 80131, Italy
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- Centro di Coordinamento Malattie Rare, Regione Campania Naples 80131, Italy
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- Centro di Coordinamento Malattie Rare, Regione Campania Naples 80131, Italy
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- Centro di Coordinamento Malattie Rare, Regione Campania Naples 80131, Italy
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- Centro di Coordinamento Malattie Rare, Regione Campania Naples 80131, Italy
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- Centro di Coordinamento Malattie Rare, Regione Campania Naples 80131, Italy
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- Centro di Coordinamento Malattie Rare, Regione Campania Naples 80131, Italy
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- Centro di Coordinamento Malattie Rare, Regione Campania Naples 80131, Italy
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- Centro di Coordinamento Malattie Rare, Regione Campania Naples 80131, Italy
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- Centro di Coordinamento Malattie Rare, Regione Campania Naples 80131, Italy
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- Centro di Coordinamento Malattie Rare, Regione Campania Naples 80131, Italy
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- Centro di Coordinamento Malattie Rare, Regione Campania Naples 80131, Italy
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- Centro di Coordinamento Malattie Rare, Regione Campania Naples 80131, Italy
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- Centro di Coordinamento Malattie Rare, Regione Campania Naples 80131, Italy
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- Centro di Coordinamento Malattie Rare, Regione Campania Naples 80131, Italy
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- Centro di Coordinamento Malattie Rare, Regione Campania Naples 80131, Italy
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- Centro di Coordinamento Malattie Rare, Regione Campania Naples 80131, Italy
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- Centro di Coordinamento Malattie Rare, Regione Campania Naples 80131, Italy
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- Centro di Coordinamento Malattie Rare, Regione Campania Naples 80131, Italy
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- Centro di Coordinamento Malattie Rare, Regione Campania Naples 80131, Italy
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- Centro di Coordinamento Malattie Rare, Regione Campania Naples 80131, Italy
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Gargano D, Appanna R, Santonicola A, De Bartolomeis F, Stellato C, Cianferoni A, Casolaro V, Iovino P. Food Allergy and Intolerance: A Narrative Review on Nutritional Concerns. Nutrients 2021; 13:1638. [PMID: 34068047 PMCID: PMC8152468 DOI: 10.3390/nu13051638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Adverse food reactions include immune-mediated food allergies and non-immune-mediated intolerances. However, this distinction and the involvement of different pathogenetic mechanisms are often confused. Furthermore, there is a discrepancy between the perceived vs. actual prevalence of immune-mediated food allergies and non-immune reactions to food that are extremely common. The risk of an inappropriate approach to their correct identification can lead to inappropriate diets with severe nutritional deficiencies. This narrative review provides an outline of the pathophysiologic and clinical features of immune and non-immune adverse reactions to food-along with general diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Special emphasis is placed on specific nutritional concerns for each of these conditions from the combined point of view of gastroenterology and immunology, in an attempt to offer a useful tool to practicing physicians in discriminating these diverging disease entities and planning their correct management. We conclude that a correct diagnostic approach and dietary control of both immune- and non-immune-mediated food-induced diseases might minimize the nutritional gaps in these patients, thus helping to improve their quality of life and reduce the economic costs of their management.
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- Domenico Gargano
- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, San Giuseppe Moscati Hospital, 83100 Avellino, Italy; (D.G.); (F.D.B.)
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84081 Baronissi, Italy; (R.A.); (A.S.); (C.S.); (V.C.)
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84081 Baronissi, Italy; (R.A.); (A.S.); (C.S.); (V.C.)
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, San Giuseppe Moscati Hospital, 83100 Avellino, Italy; (D.G.); (F.D.B.)
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84081 Baronissi, Italy; (R.A.); (A.S.); (C.S.); (V.C.)
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA;
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84081 Baronissi, Italy; (R.A.); (A.S.); (C.S.); (V.C.)
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84081 Baronissi, Italy; (R.A.); (A.S.); (C.S.); (V.C.)
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit-Department of Translational Sciences and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
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Oliviero G, Ruggiero L, D’Antonio E, Gagliardi M, Nunziata R, Di Sarno A, Abbatiello C, Di Feo E, De Vivo S, Santonicola A, Iovino P. Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on symptoms in patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders: Relationship with anxiety and perceived stress. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2021; 33:e14092. [PMID: 33550640 PMCID: PMC7995091 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.14092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Revised: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Psychological stress and anxiety, such those generated by forced quarantine, affect gastrointestinal symptoms course in patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders. Thus, our aim was to assess, in a cohort of patients regularly followed up in a devoted outpatient clinic of Southern Italy, the association between their gastrointestinal symptoms changes, stress, and anxiety reported during the Italian lockdown. METHODS We recruited patients from the outpatient clinic of the University of Salerno, devoted to functional gastrointestinal disorders, selecting only patients for whom an evaluation was available in the last 6 months before the lockdown. Gastrointestinal symptoms were evaluated at each visit through standardized questionnaire and pooled in a database. On 45th days from the beginning of the lockdown, patients were re-assessed by phone with the same questionnaire. Anxiety and stress levels were assessed through a self-administered online questionnaire based on Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 test and Perceived Stress Scale 10 test. KEY RESULTS The intensity-frequency scores of several upper gastrointestinal symptoms improved (Wilcoxon test <0.05). Higher anxiety levels had a higher risk of worsening chest pain (OR 1.3 [1.1-1.7]), waterbrash (OR 1.3 [1.0-1.7]), epigastric burning (OR 1.3 [1.0-1.6]), and abdominal pain (OR 1.6 [1.0-2.3]). When compared to the interval preceding the outbreak, half of the patients declared their symptoms remained unchanged, 13.6% worsened, and 36.4% improved. CONCLUSIONS AND INFERENCES During the COVID-19 quarantine, there was an improvement of the majority of upper gastrointestinal symptoms in our patients, and anxiety seems an important risk of worsening few of them.
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- Giovanni Oliviero
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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Angrisani L, Santonicola A, Iovino P, Ramos A, Shikora S, Kow L. Bariatric Surgery Survey 2018: Similarities and Disparities Among the 5 IFSO Chapters. Obes Surg 2021; 31:1937-1948. [PMID: 33432483 PMCID: PMC7800839 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-020-05207-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 213] [Impact Index Per Article: 71.0] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Revised: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND The 2018 IFSO Survey focused on similarities and disparities in the number and types of surgical and endoluminal interventions among the IFSO chapters occurred in the last decade. METHODS All IFSO Societies were asked to fill in the IFSO survey form on how many and which surgical and endoluminal interventions have been performed in the 2018. A special section was added, asking about the existence of national guidelines for bariatric and metabolic surgery, national recommendations for preoperative gastroscopy, type of reimbursement for bariatric/metabolic surgery, including for patients with BMI < 35 kg/m2. The trend analyses from 2008 to 2018 were also performed. RESULTS Fifty-seven/65 (87.7%) IFSO Societies submitted completed forms. The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery did not fill the IFSO survey form but provided an official report on the performed interventions. The total number of surgical and endoluminal procedures performed in 2018 in the world was 696,191. Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) remained the most commonly performed bariatric procedure (N = 386,096; 55.4%). Among the total reported bariatric/metabolic interventions, 604,223 (86.8%) were primary surgical and 29,167 (4.2%) primary endoluminal operations; 62,801 (9%) were revisional procedures. CONCLUSIONS There was only a slight increase (10.317 procedures) in the total number of the reported bariatric interventions compared to the last IFSO survey. SG continues to be the most commonly performed operation since 2014. The one anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB), currently the third most performed procedure after SG and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), continues to rise in popularity worldwide.
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- Luigi Angrisani
- Public Health Department "Federico II" University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Gastro-Obeso-Center Institute, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Iovino P, Theron B, Prew S, Menon S, Trudgill N. The mechanisms associated with reflux episodes in ambulant subjects with gastro-esophageal reflux disease. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2021; 33:e14023. [PMID: 33112052 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.14023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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] [Received: 05/02/2020] [Revised: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The mechanisms associated with gastro-esophageal reflux (GER) episodes were studied using combined High-resolution Impedance Manometry (HRIM) and pH monitoring in ambulant subjects with different patterns of GERD. METHODS Sixteen subjects with mild-moderate esophagitis (Los Angeles (LA) grade A&B) (group A) and 11 subjects with severe esophagitis (LA grade C&D) or Barrett's esophagus (BE) were studied before and after a meal, resting, while walking, and during standardized exercise, using a HRIM and a pH probe. KEY RESULTS Post-prandial acid GER episodes were more common in group B (median 10 range (3-18) vs A (6.5 (0-18), p = 0.048). Postprandial acid clearance time was much longer in group B (median 0.71( 0.07-2.66 min) vs A (0.17 (0.04-2.44 min), p = 0.02). Transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxation (TLESR) was the most frequent mechanism associated with GER episodes in both groups. Post-prandial TLESRs with GER were more common in group B (median 17 (9-24) vs A 13.5 (7-34), p = 0.014), particularly during exercise (B 8 (6-9) vs A 6 (5-6.8), p = 0.007). Post-prandially TLESR with acid reflux increased during exercise in both groups (A rest median 2.4 (0-6.4) per hour vs exercise 4.7 (0-17.3), p = 0.005 and B 4 (0.8-9.6) vs 5.3 (2.7-13.3) per hour, p = 0.045). CONCLUSIONS AND INFERENCES TLESR was the most common mechanism associated with reflux episodes in all subjects. Acid reflux episodes were more common in subjects with severe esophagitis or BE and esophageal acid clearance was much slower. Post-prandial exercise increased TLESR with acid reflux and GERD patients should be encouraged to avoid exercise immediately after a meal.
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- Paola Iovino
- Department of Gastroenterology, Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Lyndon, West Bromwich, UK
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Lyndon, West Bromwich, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Lyndon, West Bromwich, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Lyndon, West Bromwich, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Lyndon, West Bromwich, UK
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Angrisani L, Palma R, Santonicola A, Archivolti E, Iovino P. Reply to "Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy with Simultaneous Laparoscopic Cystogastrostomy in a Patient with Super Obesity and a Pancreatic Pseudocyst". Obes Surg 2021; 31:1862-1863. [PMID: 33417103 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-020-05136-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Luigi Angrisani
- Department of Public Health, "Federico II" University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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Angrisani L, Ferraro L, Santonicola A, Palma R, Formisano G, Iovino P. Long-term results of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity: 105 patients with minimum follow-up of 15 years. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2021; 17:727-736. [PMID: 33390352 DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2020.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 11/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) is the second most frequently performed bariatric procedure worldwide; however, long-term results are not frequently reported. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the outcomes of LRYGB on weight loss and co-morbidities in a single center 15 years after the operation. SETTING Tertiary-care referral hospital. METHODS From February 2000 to December 2003, 105 patients (86 women; mean age 39.9 ± 17.4; mean body mass index [BMI] 47.2 ± 6.4 kg/m2; 78 with BMI < 50 kg/m2 and 27 with BMI ≥ 50 kg/m2) underwent LRYGB. Retrospective analyses of a prospectively maintained database were carried out to evaluate weight loss; resolution of co-morbidities, including type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), hypertension (HTN), and dyslipidemia; complications; and nutritional status. RESULTS The follow-up rate at 15 years was 87.6%. Mean excess weight loss was 58.6 ± 27%, with 74.1% of patients achieving a total weight loss ≥ 20%. According to the Biron et al. criteria, an inadequate outcome was found in 11/21 (52.4%) of patients with an initial BMI ≥ 50 kg/m2 versus 21/64 (32.8%) of patients with a preoperative BMI < 50 kg/m2 (P = .001). Both groups experienced gradual weight regain (WR); specifically, 34.1% of patients regained more than 15% of their lowest postoperative weight. The rates of reoperations due to early and late surgical complications were 3.8% and 9.5%, respectively. T2D was resolved in 50% of patients, HTN in 61.1%, and dyslipidemia in 58.3%. Iron deficiency anemia (53%) was the most common postoperative nutritional finding. CONCLUSION LRYGB provides satisfactory weight loss and resolution of co-morbidities up to 15 years. WR was a common finding. A significant proportion of patients with a preoperative BMI ≥ 50 kg/m2 did not achieve a favorable weight loss outcome. Indications to perform LRYGB in this group of patients should be definitively reconsidered.
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- Luigi Angrisani
- Department of Public Health, "Federico II" University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, "Federico II" University, Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, "Scuola Medica Salernitana," University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of General and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Misericordia Hospital, Grosseto, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, "Scuola Medica Salernitana," University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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Oliviero G, Ruggiero L, D'Antonio E, Gagliardi M, Nunziata R, Di Sarno A, Abbatiello C, Di Feo E, De Vivo S, Santonicola A, Iovino P. Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on symptoms in patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders: Relationship with anxiety and perceived stress. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2021. [PMID: 33550640 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.14092.] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Psychological stress and anxiety, such those generated by forced quarantine, affect gastrointestinal symptoms course in patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders. Thus, our aim was to assess, in a cohort of patients regularly followed up in a devoted outpatient clinic of Southern Italy, the association between their gastrointestinal symptoms changes, stress, and anxiety reported during the Italian lockdown. METHODS We recruited patients from the outpatient clinic of the University of Salerno, devoted to functional gastrointestinal disorders, selecting only patients for whom an evaluation was available in the last 6 months before the lockdown. Gastrointestinal symptoms were evaluated at each visit through standardized questionnaire and pooled in a database. On 45th days from the beginning of the lockdown, patients were re-assessed by phone with the same questionnaire. Anxiety and stress levels were assessed through a self-administered online questionnaire based on Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 test and Perceived Stress Scale 10 test. KEY RESULTS The intensity-frequency scores of several upper gastrointestinal symptoms improved (Wilcoxon test <0.05). Higher anxiety levels had a higher risk of worsening chest pain (OR 1.3 [1.1-1.7]), waterbrash (OR 1.3 [1.0-1.7]), epigastric burning (OR 1.3 [1.0-1.6]), and abdominal pain (OR 1.6 [1.0-2.3]). When compared to the interval preceding the outbreak, half of the patients declared their symptoms remained unchanged, 13.6% worsened, and 36.4% improved. CONCLUSIONS AND INFERENCES During the COVID-19 quarantine, there was an improvement of the majority of upper gastrointestinal symptoms in our patients, and anxiety seems an important risk of worsening few of them.
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- Giovanni Oliviero
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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Angrisani L, Santonicola A, Iovino P, Ramos A, Shikora S, Kow L. Bariatric Surgery Survey 2018: Similarities and Disparities Among the 5 IFSO Chapters. Obes Surg 2021. [PMID: 33432483 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-020-05207-7.] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The 2018 IFSO Survey focused on similarities and disparities in the number and types of surgical and endoluminal interventions among the IFSO chapters occurred in the last decade. METHODS All IFSO Societies were asked to fill in the IFSO survey form on how many and which surgical and endoluminal interventions have been performed in the 2018. A special section was added, asking about the existence of national guidelines for bariatric and metabolic surgery, national recommendations for preoperative gastroscopy, type of reimbursement for bariatric/metabolic surgery, including for patients with BMI < 35 kg/m2. The trend analyses from 2008 to 2018 were also performed. RESULTS Fifty-seven/65 (87.7%) IFSO Societies submitted completed forms. The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery did not fill the IFSO survey form but provided an official report on the performed interventions. The total number of surgical and endoluminal procedures performed in 2018 in the world was 696,191. Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) remained the most commonly performed bariatric procedure (N = 386,096; 55.4%). Among the total reported bariatric/metabolic interventions, 604,223 (86.8%) were primary surgical and 29,167 (4.2%) primary endoluminal operations; 62,801 (9%) were revisional procedures. CONCLUSIONS There was only a slight increase (10.317 procedures) in the total number of the reported bariatric interventions compared to the last IFSO survey. SG continues to be the most commonly performed operation since 2014. The one anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB), currently the third most performed procedure after SG and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), continues to rise in popularity worldwide.
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- Luigi Angrisani
- Public Health Department "Federico II" University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Gastro-Obeso-Center Institute, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Angrisani L, Palma R, Santonicola A, Archivolti E, Iovino P. Reply to "Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy with Simultaneous Laparoscopic Cystogastrostomy in a Patient with Super Obesity and a Pancreatic Pseudocyst". Obes Surg 2021. [PMID: 33417103 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-020-05136-5.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/29/2022]
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- Luigi Angrisani
- Department of Public Health, "Federico II" University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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Westland H, Jaarsma T, Riegel B, Iovino P, Henry Osokpo O, Stawnychy M, Tarbi E. Self-care interventions in patients with coronary artery disease: room for improvement. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.3412] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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After a coronary artery event it is vital that patients perform self-care Self-care can be defined broadly as a process of maintaining health through treatment adherence and health-promoting practices (self-care maintenance), behavior and condition monitoring (self-care monitoring), and managing signs and symptoms when they occur (self-care management). For patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) essential self-care activities include adherence to medication, risk-factor management, symptom monitoring and preventive behavior. To advance the field of self-care in CAD patients, it is important to understand which self-care elements are currently addressed in interventions studies. The purpose of this study was to describe which behaviors are emphasized in self-care interventions for patients with CAD.
Methods
We conducted a systematic review of self-care interventions in chronic diseases. Four databases were search for randomized controlled trials with allocation to an intervention or to usual care or another intervention in adults with nine major symptomatic chronic conditions, one of which was coronary artery disease. Between 2008 and 2019 there were 9309 potential articles addressing self-care in chronic disease. After duplicates were removed and titles and abstracts were reviewed, 166 full-text articles on CAD studies evaluating a self-care intervention were assessed for eligibility and 15 studies remained after further assessment.
Results
Almost all studies (80%) in CAD patients included all three components of self-care (self-care maintenance, monitoring and management) in their interventions. Self-care maintenance behaviors addressed in these studies were mainly related to physical activity (73%) diet (60%) and medication management (33%) Another 40% included a psychosocial component, but only 4 studies (26%) were specially targeted at smoking behavior. With regard to self-care monitoring, most (60%) included monitoring of their physical activity level and 26% monitoring of symptoms. Self-care management behaviours were addressed rarely, but when addressed, focused on adapting activity level (60%), adapting diet (27%), medication changes (20%) and stress reduction (20%). Goal setting (60%), problem solving (40%) and feedback (33%) were the behavioural change techniques that were used most often to promote self-care. Only 1 study mentioned the use of social support. One study used reminders.
Conclusions
Most interventions that are tested to improve outcomes in patients with CAD address self-care maintenance, monitoring, management. The behavioural change techniques used are limited. There is a large variation in which behaviours are emphasized in research studies and the focus is primarily on changing traditional lifestyle factors, but not all life-style factors are addressed adequately in the interventions.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: Public Institution(s). Main funding source(s): Australian Catholic University
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- H Westland
- University Medical Center Utrecht, Julius Center, Utrecht, Netherlands (The)
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- Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden
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- Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia
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- University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, United States of America
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- University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, United States of America
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Iovino P, Theron B, Prew S, Menon S, Trudgill N. The mechanisms associated with reflux episodes in ambulant subjects with gastro-esophageal reflux disease. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2020. [PMID: 33112052 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.14023.] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The mechanisms associated with gastro-esophageal reflux (GER) episodes were studied using combined High-resolution Impedance Manometry (HRIM) and pH monitoring in ambulant subjects with different patterns of GERD. METHODS Sixteen subjects with mild-moderate esophagitis (Los Angeles (LA) grade A&B) (group A) and 11 subjects with severe esophagitis (LA grade C&D) or Barrett's esophagus (BE) were studied before and after a meal, resting, while walking, and during standardized exercise, using a HRIM and a pH probe. KEY RESULTS Post-prandial acid GER episodes were more common in group B (median 10 range (3-18) vs A (6.5 (0-18), p = 0.048). Postprandial acid clearance time was much longer in group B (median 0.71( 0.07-2.66 min) vs A (0.17 (0.04-2.44 min), p = 0.02). Transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxation (TLESR) was the most frequent mechanism associated with GER episodes in both groups. Post-prandial TLESRs with GER were more common in group B (median 17 (9-24) vs A 13.5 (7-34), p = 0.014), particularly during exercise (B 8 (6-9) vs A 6 (5-6.8), p = 0.007). Post-prandially TLESR with acid reflux increased during exercise in both groups (A rest median 2.4 (0-6.4) per hour vs exercise 4.7 (0-17.3), p = 0.005 and B 4 (0.8-9.6) vs 5.3 (2.7-13.3) per hour, p = 0.045). CONCLUSIONS AND INFERENCES TLESR was the most common mechanism associated with reflux episodes in all subjects. Acid reflux episodes were more common in subjects with severe esophagitis or BE and esophageal acid clearance was much slower. Post-prandial exercise increased TLESR with acid reflux and GERD patients should be encouraged to avoid exercise immediately after a meal.
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- Paola Iovino
- Department of Gastroenterology, Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Lyndon, West Bromwich, UK.,Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Lyndon, West Bromwich, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Lyndon, West Bromwich, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Lyndon, West Bromwich, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Lyndon, West Bromwich, UK
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Palma R, Angrisani L, Santonicola A, Fierro F, Iovino P. Late-term hiatal hernia after gastric bypass: an emerging problem. "What came first, the chicken or the egg?". Surg Obes Relat Dis 2020; 16:1623-1624. [PMID: 32800522 DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2020.06.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Rossella Palma
- Department of Surgical Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, "Federico II" University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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Angrisani L, Palma R, Santonicola A, Ferraro L, Iovino P. Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Cancer: Is It Really Rare? Obes Surg 2020; 30:4119-4121. [PMID: 32449074 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-020-04700-3] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Luigi Angrisani
- Department of Public Health, "Federico II" University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, "Federico II" University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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