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It has been an interesting year of publication findings in gastroenterology. Now that we have incredibly effective therapies for hepatitis C virus (HCV), our attention is directed back to many common diseases we encounter as gastroenterologists and new approaches to treating them. Here are the topics that made our NEJM Journal Watch Gastroenterology top stories for 2017 and a few thoughts on them.
In the field of general gastroenterology, despite propofol sedation now being the norm and being liked by patients and endoscopists, there is unequivocal evidence of increased risk with its use. We should all pause and rethink what we are really trying to accomplish with endoscopic sedation. Similarly, many of our patients are being anticoagulated …