Colonoscopies are booming, but the economics are getting complicated. As colorectal cancer rates climb and updated screening guidelines add millions of newly eligible patients, ASCs are racing to meet ...

Credit: Getty Images. In their statement, the GI specialists noted that they are familiar with safety issues regarding endoscopy in patients with gastroparesis. More data are needed so that informed ...

A consensus on major and minor key performance indicators (KPIs) was established to improve the quality of upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy and reduce post-endoscopy upper GI cancer. The adoption ...

Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health is planning to open a gastrointestinal endoscopy center that was originally approved in 2019, according to a May 22 report from Triangle Business Journal.  The project, ...

Dr. Kevin E. Woods is a distinguished gastroenterologist and interventional endoscopist, known for his expertise in the treatment of digestive diseases and the integration of medicine with technology.

A 6-month recycling program in gastroenterology (GI) procedure rooms at an ambulatory endoscopy center reduced carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by 4.42 metric tons and improved operational ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . As the effective date of UnitedHealthcare’s prior authorization policy for gastroenterology endoscopy services ...

Nearly all PCI patients, even those at low risk of bleeding, develop at least some gastrointestinal injury when taking dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), according to data from the OPT-PEACE randomized ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Single endoscopy was not inferior to second-look endoscopy in decreasing risk for recurrent bleeding in patients ...

Early endoscopy has been advocated for the management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, but the optimal timing for early endoscopy is still uncertain. The aim of this Review is to evaluate the ...

Endoscopy is the primary diagnostic and therapeutic tool for upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB). The performance of endoscopic therapy depends on findings of stigmata of recent hemorrhage (SRH).