AI Medical Compendium Journal:
Frontline gastroenterology

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Artificial intelligence and inflammatory bowel disease: practicalities and future prospects.

Frontline gastroenterology
Artificial intelligence (AI) is an emerging technology predicted to have significant applications in healthcare. This review highlights AI applications that impact the patient journey in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), from genomics to endoscopic a...

Power of big data to improve patient care in gastroenterology.

Frontline gastroenterology
Big data is defined as being large, varied or frequently updated, and usually generated from real-world interaction. With the unprecedented availability of big data, comes an obligation to maximise its potential for healthcare improvements in treatme...

Development and evaluation of a novel protective device for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in the COVID-19 pandemic: the EBOX.

Frontline gastroenterology
BACKGROUND: During the COVID-19 pandemic, aerosol-generating procedures such as upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGIE) have been considered high risk. We designed a novel acrylic box (endoscopy box (EBOX)) with the intention of limiting aerosol and ...

Practice pattern variability in the management of acute severe colitis: a UK provider survey.

Frontline gastroenterology
INTRODUCTION: Lack of comparative trial data on dosing regimens of infliximab in patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC) failing intravenous corticosteroids has resulted in variability of rescue regimes in ASUC with potential impact on c...

Association of trough vedolizumab levels with clinical, biological and endoscopic outcomes during maintenance therapy in inflammatory bowel disease.

Frontline gastroenterology
OBJECTIVE: To establish the relationship between trough vedolizumab levels and outcomes during maintenance therapy.

Tacrolimus therapy in moderate to subacute ulcerative proctocolitis: a large single-centre cohort study.

Frontline gastroenterology
OBJECTIVE: To explore the 'real world' effectiveness of tacrolimus therapy for refractory ulcerative proctocolitis (UC).

Protracted severe systemic cytomegalovirus disease in an immunosuppressed patient with ulcerative colitis.

Frontline gastroenterology
A 33-year-old man with ulcerative colitis presented with 5-day history of fever, night sweats, abdominal pain and increased stool frequency. He was on mesalazine M/R 1 g once daily, 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) 75 mg once daily and prednisolone 40 mg once...