70–0.95, p = 0.01), increasing age (OR 0.99, 95% CI 0.98–0.99, p = 0.001) and presence of a respiratory condition such
as asthma, COPD, or severe interstitial lung disease (OR 0.54 95% CI 0.44–0.73, p < 0.001) were independently associated with poor bowel preparation. Meanwhile, patients who received bowel preparation at home (OR 2.04, 95% CI 1.35–3.07, p = 0.001) were found to be more likely to have good bowel preparation. Presence of signaling pathway other medical co-morbidities (cardiovascular, renal, neurological, gastrointestinal and musculoskeletal), endoscopic findings of diverticular disease and severe IBD, history of previous surgery and malignancy did not have statistically significant effect on the quality of bowel preparation. Conclusion: Female patients were more likely to have good bowel preparation for colonoscopy and this LY2157299 molecular weight could be due to better compliance in this group. Elderly patients and those with
respiratory conditions were likely to have inadequate bowel preparation, which could be related to poor mobility and general ill health. Patients who took the bowel preparation at home were likely to have better outcome and this could be related the comfort and easier access to the toilet. Key Word(s): 1. Poor bowel preparation; 2. colonoscopy; 3. risk factors Presenting Author: JI YOUNG BANG Additional Authors: ROBERT HAWES, SHYAM VARADARAJULU Corresponding Author: JI YOUNG BANG Affiliations: Florida Hospital, medchemexpress Florida Hospital Objective: There is growing interest among endoscopists to be trained in EUS as interventions are being increasingly performed and there are significant opportunities for clinical research and device development. Aim: Identify important milestones and track growth and development of interventional EUS around the World. Methods: A PUBMED search was undertaken
by two independent physicians to identify all peer-reviewed publications related to EUS-guided interventions since 1995. Advanced procedures were defined as creation of a conduit between organs (drainage of pancreatic fluid collection/gallbladder/pelvic abscess, hepaticogastrostomy, choledochoduodenostomy, pancreaticogastrostomy). Data were evaluated geographically based on (a) first report of the procedure, (b) novelty (technique or device development) (c) number of related publications. Contribution to interventional EUS literature was compared between USA, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Results: 126 publications were related to advanced procedures. All advanced procedures with the exception of gallbladder drainage were reported from outside the USA (5 of 6 from Europe). Higher proportion of publications (66.7% vs. 33.3%, p < 0.001) and novel developments (83.3% vs. 16.7%, p = 0.003) in advanced interventional EUS were reported from non-USA centers. While contributions from Asia-Pacific constituted only 20% prior to 2008, they now represented the majority (>40%) of publications exceeding both USA and Europe (p = 0.04).
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