Articles: diarrhea-etiology.
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Anticancer research · May 2000
Colonoscopy in symptomatic patients with positive family history of colorectal cancer.
Most patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) develop clinical signs and symptoms which are not specific for CRC, and usually at a late stage of the disease, resulting in a considerable delay of the diagnosis. In our study we examined patients with bowel symptoms which were at increased risk for developing CRC, because of their family history. ⋯ Total colonoscopy (TC) is an excellent diagnostic procedure for the examination of symptomatic patients with positive family history of colorectal cancer. TC has a diagnostic role detecting the cause of symptoms or excluding the presence of malignancy. Simultaneous resection of the neoplastic and metaplastic polyps, provides an additional, secondary prevention of CRC.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical Trial
[Multicenter double-blind clinical trial comparing sucralfate vs placebo in the prevention of diarrhea secondary to pelvic irradiation].
Sucralfate has been used in the prophylaxis of acute enteric toxicity induced by radiation therapy of pelvic organs. The aim of the study was to demonstrate the efficacy of sucralfate in the prevention of the acute enteric toxicity induced by pelvic irradiation in cancer patients, compared with placebo, in a multicentric double-blind randomised clinical trial. ⋯ Sucralfate is effective in the preparation of acute enteric toxicity induced by pelvic irradiation.
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Critical care medicine · Aug 1999
Multicenter StudyEnteral nutrition-related gastrointestinal complications in critically ill patients: a multicenter study. The Nutritional and Metabolic Working Group of the Spanish Society of Intensive Care Medicine and Coronary Units.
To evaluate the frequency of gastrointestinal complications (GICs) in a prospective cohort of critically ill patients receiving enteral nutrition and to assess its effect on nutrient administration and its relationship to the patient's outcome. ⋯ The frequency of enteral nutrition-related GICs in critically ill patients is high. High gastric residuals is the most frequent GIC. These complications decreased nutrient intake and, if persistent, could expose the patients to undernutrition. Enteral feeding gastrointestinal intolerance seems to have an evolutive effect in prolonging the ICU stay and increasing patient mortality.