{"title":"Knowledge of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Aspects of IBD Among Nurses Working in Digestive Endoscopy: A Nationwide Italian Survey.","authors":"Daniele Napolitano, Franco Scaldaferri, Gionata Fiorino, Rocco Spagnuolo, Alessia Leonetti, Loris Riccardo Lopetuso, Antonello Cocchieri","doi":"10.1097/SGA.0000000000000593","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/SGA.0000000000000593","url":null,"abstract":"Supplemental Digital Content is Available in the Text. The importance of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) dedicated nurses in endoscopy services is poorly explored. Non-IBD healthcare professionals who work in endoscopy units may underestimate the discomfort and the secondary psychological distress that endoscopic procedures cause in IBD patients. We performed a nationwide survey to evaluate the level of knowledge of nurses working in endoscopy facilities throughout Italy related to IBD patients' needs undergoing endoscopic procedures. A non-validate 45 items questionnaire divided into six sections was assembled by a group of experts and supervised by nurses and IBD-physicians as part of the board of IGIBD, ANOTE-ANIGEA and AGGEI. The questionnaire was sent to 397 nurses of which 335 (84.4%) responded to the questionnaire. The median level of knowledge registered was 29 ± 12, corresponding to a medium level of knowledge based on the scores described in the method section. One hundred eighty-three nurses (54.6%) reported a high score, 113 (33.7%) a medium score, and 39 (11.6%) a low score. The majority of nurses worked in high volume endoscopy centers, where the 48% were educated in IBD management. A Low level of knowledge was recorded regarding disease severity definition, bowel preparation strategies in severe colitis and evaluation of perianal fistula. This nationwide survey clearly shows that there is a need for endoscopic nurses to acquire specific knowledge in the IBD field. Dedicated pathways for IBD management in endoscopy, continuous educational programs for nurses and further studies to improve nurse education are needed.","PeriodicalId":504885,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates","volume":" ","pages":"E59-E66"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39020651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vera Meeusen, Nick Kim, Jerome Elson, Regan Ma, Fiona Newman, Jess Bendeich, Gerald Holtmann
{"title":"Patient Positioning Guidelines for Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures.","authors":"Vera Meeusen, Nick Kim, Jerome Elson, Regan Ma, Fiona Newman, Jess Bendeich, Gerald Holtmann","doi":"10.1097/SGA.0000000000000534","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/SGA.0000000000000534","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Patient positioning during gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures has received minimal attention compared with surgical procedures performed in the surgical setting. However, prolonged endoscopic interventions on patients and the increasing requirement for general anesthesia have changed to need for patient positioning guidelines. The objective of this study was to test whether patient positioning guidelines for surgical procedures in surgical suites are suitable for gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures without negatively impacting safety and procedure duration. This was an observational feasibility study with volunteers of different body mass index categories. Volunteers were positioned in supine, lateral, and prone positions on an operating table and thereafter on an endoscopy stretcher and asked for comfort levels. Except for arm and head positioning in lateral and prone positions, it was possible to replicate the patient positioning guidelines. Alternative options were explored for the positioning of arms and head to optimize oral access. Besides minor adjustments, we were able to replicate the positioning guidelines and adhere to pressure and nerve injury prevention guidelines. Concept endoscopic patient positioning guidelines were developed. It is recommended to review the \"swimmer's\" position. Endoscopic patient positioning guidelines should become part of the National Practice Standards and education curriculum of endoscopy nurses.</p>","PeriodicalId":504885,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates","volume":" ","pages":"185-191"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39034085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"FEED THICKENER FOR INFANTS UP TO 6 MONTHS OF AGE WITH GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX (REVIEW).","authors":"Amy Pang-Hamtak, Brenda Peterson","doi":"10.1097/SGA.0000000000000606","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/SGA.0000000000000606","url":null,"abstract":"VOLUME 44 | NUMBER 3 | May/JUNE 2021 Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is a normal, physiological, selflimiting event that occurs when there is an involuntary retrograde movement of gastric content into the esophagus with or without regurgitation (Kwok, Ojha, & Dorling, 2017). It is most common in infants around 4 months old, with as many as 50%–85% of infants experiencing regurgitation at least once a day (Kwok et al., 2017). adding thickener to infant feeds is a commonly used method for managing GER and regurgitation (Kwok et al., 2017). Cereal-based thickeners (rice and maize), gum-based thickeners (guar and locust bean), and carboxymethyl cellulose are the most commonly used infant feed thickeners (Kwok et al., 2017). However, variability in prescription, preparation, and presentation of feed thickening makes assessing the effectiveness of feed thickener in GER difficult to analyze (Kwok et al., 2017). FEED THICKENER FOR INFANTS UP TO 6 MONTHS OF AGE WITH GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX (REVIEW)","PeriodicalId":504885,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates","volume":" ","pages":"207-209"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39034087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Body Size on Quality of Bowel Preparation Among Patients Experiencing Colonoscopy.","authors":"Ribwar A Mohammed, Samir Y Lafi","doi":"10.1097/SGA.0000000000000557","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/SGA.0000000000000557","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The body size of patients is considered to have an impact on the quality of bowel preparation. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of body mass index (BMI) on bowel preparation and prediction of unprepared patients who underwent colonoscopies. A retrospective study was undertaken with data retrieved from health records at the Center for Gastroenterology and Hepatology in Sulaymaniyah City of 12,527 colonoscopies carried out between February 2012 and December 2018. From the 12,527 records, a total of 9,659 colonoscopy examinations were included in this study. The results showed 21.3% unacceptable colon preparations: 15% poor and 6.3% inadequate. Patients with BMI of 25 and greater accounted for 36.1%. No significant association was found between increased BMI with inadequate preparation (odds ratio [OR]: 1.104, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.869-1.401, p value .418 and OR: 0.988, 95% CI: 0.813-1.201, p value .903). However, inadequate preparation could be associated with underweight females, who report constipation, and the elderly. Although there has been shown to be in practice an adverse bias toward patients with a high BMI, this study has shown that an increased body size does not interfere with the quality of bowel preparation or resultant colonoscopy.</p>","PeriodicalId":504885,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates","volume":" ","pages":"122-128"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25441124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF CELIAC DISEASE: RECURRENT PERICARDITIS.","authors":"Benan Kasapoglu, Ahmet Yozgat","doi":"10.1097/SGA.0000000000000547","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/SGA.0000000000000547","url":null,"abstract":"Celiac disease, intolerance to gluten, is characterized by the autoimmune inflammation of the small intestine in genetically susceptible individuals (Kang, Kang, Green, Gwee, & Ho, 2013). Because of the diverse clinical presentations and extraintestinal symptoms, it is not always easy to diagnose celiac disease. Here, we present a patient with recurrent pericarditis who was diagnosed with celiac disease in the absence of gastrointestinal symptoms.","PeriodicalId":504885,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates","volume":" ","pages":"146-147"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25541285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gillian McColl, Elaine Yeap, Lynn Stirling, Catherine Sharp, Kevin Robertson
{"title":"Introduction of Transnasal Endoscopy to a Scottish District General Hospital.","authors":"Gillian McColl, Elaine Yeap, Lynn Stirling, Catherine Sharp, Kevin Robertson","doi":"10.1097/SGA.0000000000000589","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/SGA.0000000000000589","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Esophagogastroduodenoscopy can be uncomfortable and distressing with many patients opting for conscious sedation over topical local anesthetic spray. Transnasal endoscopy is an alternative and we sought to assess how easily it could be introduced to a district general hospital and how acceptable patients found it. Selected patients requiring diagnostic endoscopy were offered transnasal endoscopy with topical nasal anesthetic by clinicians new to transnasal endoscopy but competent at esophagogastroduodenoscopy. Postal feedback questionnaires were used to assess comfort, distress, recollection of periprocedural consultation, and overall experience (visual analog scale 1-10). A total of 213 transnasal endoscopy procedures were undertaken with 207 completed successfully (97.2%). Two patients (0.9%) had self-limiting epistaxis and no patient required admission. One hundred (47%) questionnaires were returned including 98 from those with completed transnasal endoscopy. Thirty-three (33%) had previous esophagogastroduodenoscopy and 28 (85%) reported a preference for transnasal endoscopy. Fifty-eight patients (59%) found transnasal endoscopy comfortable (visual analog scale >6) with 17 reporting discomfort (visual analog scale <5). Seventeen patients found the procedure distressing (visual analog scale >6) but 70 (73%) did not (visual analog scale <5). Eighty-four patients (85.7%) had clear recollection of their procedure (visual analog scale >6) and overall satisfaction was reported as good (visual analog scale >6) by 94.7%. Transnasal endoscopy can be adopted by clinicians competent with conventional esophagogastroduodenoscopy with expectation of high procedure completion rate and low complication rate. Our patients reported high levels of satisfaction with few reporting distress. Perhaps as a consequence, most patients had a clear recollection of their procedure.</p>","PeriodicalId":504885,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates","volume":" ","pages":"E24-E28"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25541291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SELF-CARE: IT'S NOT JUST A TREND.","authors":"Kathy A Baker","doi":"10.1097/SGA.0000000000000604","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/SGA.0000000000000604","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":504885,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates","volume":" ","pages":"79-81"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25541282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of Prepackaged Low-Residue Diet on Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy: A Meta-analysis.","authors":"Yuanyuan Zhang, Caiyan Ding, Jing Li, Xianyu Hu, Yifan Wang, Wei Tang","doi":"10.1097/SGA.0000000000000588","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/SGA.0000000000000588","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the impact of prepackaged low-residue diet (PLRD) on bowel preparation for colonoscopy. We searched PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases from inception to August 2020. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing PLRD with clear liquid diet (CLD) or self-prepared LRD were considered for inclusion. The analysis calculated the odds ratio (OR) for the rate of adequate bowel preparation, patient tolerance, willingness to repeat bowel preparation, tolerability of bowel preparation, and overall adverse effects. Five RCTs published between 2006 and 2019 (N = 561) were included in our meta-analysis. Compared with the traditional CLD or self-prepared LRD, PLRD showed significantly higher rates of adequate bowel preparation (OR, 2.16; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.18-3.98; p = .01), patient tolerance (OR, 1.99; 95% CI, 1.30-3.07; p = .002), and willingness to repeat the bowel preparation (OR, 1.68; 95% CI, 1.05-2.70; p = .03), with no differences in adverse events (OR, 0.93; 95% CI, 0.59-1.46; p = .75). Prepackaged low-residue diet improved bowel preparation quality, patient tolerance, and willingness to repeat bowel preparations. Importantly, PLRD does not increase the incidence of adverse events. This suggests that it is effective and safe to use PLRD for bowel preparation before colonoscopy.</p>","PeriodicalId":504885,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates","volume":" ","pages":"E29-E37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25541292","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"State of Recovery 6 Months After Rectal Cancer Surgery: Postoperative Symptoms and Differences With Regard to Surgical Procedure.","authors":"Jenny Jakobsson","doi":"10.1097/SGA.0000000000000527","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/SGA.0000000000000527","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rectal cancer surgery has developed to be highly technological and precise. Nevertheless, postoperative symptoms can affect patients for a long time after surgery and might also be persistent. The purpose of this study was to describe the level of postoperative symptoms 6 months after rectal cancer surgery as well as differences in symptoms with regard to surgical procedure. Data from 117 patients recovering from rectal cancer surgery were collected 6 months after surgery using the Postoperative Recovery Profile (PRP) questionnaire measuring self-reported postoperative symptoms. Results showed that the majority of patients had no or mild problems with the 19 symptoms recorded in the questionnaire. There was a significant difference between surgical procedures: patients after anterior resection experienced mild problems in gastrointestinal function (physical domain) and interest in their surroundings (social domain), whereas most patients after abdominoperineal resection and abdominoperineal resection with myocutaneous flap showed no problems. In all groups, a considerably high proportion of patients reported severe problems in sexual activity (physical domain). Findings in this study emphasize that healthcare professionals should pay attention to patients recovering from anterior resection especially regarding problems in the gastrointestinal function. Moreover, there is a need to acknowledge eventual sexual dysfunctions in all rectal cancer patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":504885,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates","volume":" ","pages":"98-105"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25441121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chun-Jiu Hu, Lin-Yan Jiang, Lin-Yin Sun, Chun-Yan Hu, Ke-Mei Shi, Zhen-Fei Bao, Feng Zhou, Lei Xu, Wei-Hong Wang
{"title":"Impact of a Telephone Intervention on Bowel Preparation Quality for Colonoscopy in the Elderly.","authors":"Chun-Jiu Hu, Lin-Yan Jiang, Lin-Yin Sun, Chun-Yan Hu, Ke-Mei Shi, Zhen-Fei Bao, Feng Zhou, Lei Xu, Wei-Hong Wang","doi":"10.1097/SGA.0000000000000573","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/SGA.0000000000000573","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bowel preparation is the basis of colonoscopy, and adequate bowel preparation is essential to the success of colonoscopy. Studies have been reported that telephone intervention can improve the quality of bowel preparation, while it remains unclear regarding effectiveness with the elderly. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of telephone intervention on the quality of bowel preparation for colonoscopy in elderly outpatients. In total, 162 outpatients older than 65 years were enrolled and randomly divided into a control group and a study group. Patients in the study group were re-educated through telephone by a specific nurse 2 days before colonoscopy, whereas participants in the control group received education only on the day of appointment. The Ottawa score was used to evaluate the quality of bowel preparation between the two groups. In this study, no significant differences were observed in age, gender, body mass index, educational level, smoking and/or alcohol drinking, waiting time to colonoscopy, reasons for colonoscopy, and colonoscopic findings between the control group and the study group. Participants in the study group had higher adequate bowel preparation and compliance than the control group (83.1% vs. 59.5%, p = .03; 96.4% vs. 74.7%, p < .001). Univariate analysis showed that only noncompliance with start time was significantly associated with satisfactory bowel preparation in elderly patients. In conclusion, telephone intervention 2 days before colonoscopy can improve the quality of bowel preparation in the elderly.</p>","PeriodicalId":504885,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates","volume":" ","pages":"92-97"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25441182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}