Ron Bridges's research while affiliated with The University of Calgary and other places
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Publications (8)
RN Fedorak, CM Switzer, RJ Bridges. Canadian Digestive Health Foundation Public Impact Series 4: Celiac disease in Canada. Incidence, prevalence, and direct and indirect economic impact. Can J Gastroenterol 2012;26(6):350-352. The Canadian Digestive Health Foundation initiated a scientific program to assess the incidence, prevalence, mortality and...
The Canadian Digestive Health Foundation initiated a scientific program to assess the incidence, prevalence, mortality and economic impact of digestive disorders across Canada in 2009. The current article presents the updated findings from the study concerning irritable bowel syndrome.
The growth in the use of endoscopy to diagnose and treat many gastointestinal disorders, and its central role in cancer screening programs, has led to a significant increase in the number of procedures performed. This growth, however, has also led to many variations in, among others, the provision of services, the choice of sedative medications and...
Several organizations worldwide have developed procedure-based guidelines and/or position statements regarding various aspects of quality and safety indicators, and credentialing for endoscopy. Although important, they do not specifically address patient needs or provide a framework for their adoption in the context of endoscopy services. The conse...
The Canadian Digestive Health Foundation initiated a scientific program to assess the incidence, prevalence, mortality and economic impact of digestive disorders across Canada in 2009. The current article presents the updated findings from the study concerning inflammatory bowel diseases - specifically, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
The Canadian Digestive Health Foundation initiated a scientific program to assess the incidence, prevalence, mortality and economic impact of digestive disorders across Canada. The current article presents the updated findings from the study concerning gastroesophageal reflux disease - a condition that develops when the reflux of stomach contents c...
Citations
... An estimated 1% of the Canadian population lives with CD while up to 6% of the population may be affected by NCGS [7,8]. A complete and life-long gluten elimination from the diet is to date still the only known effective strategy to 'treat' CD and NCGS, tremendously narrowing consumer choices, increasing food costs, and affecting overall consumer well-being by e.g., negatively affecting family activities such as travel and dining out [9]. Recently, about 2% of the Canadian population indicated they follow a gluten-free diet [8]. ...
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... Under healthy physiological conditions, the gut microbiome participates in many vital activities. A reduction in the gut microbiome population and a lower diversity level were found to be involved in various pathological states [1][2][3][4]. Fortunately, consumers are nowadays making more informed health conscience decisions, resulting in an increased popularity in prebiotics [5]. The trisaccharide lactosucrose, which is made up of galactose, glucose, and fructose, has gained appreciation for its health benefits, in particular its prebiotic property being selectively utilized by Bifidobacterium [6]. ...
... The anesthesia requirements and technical level of painless gastrointestinal endoscopy are also constantly updated and improved [4]. However, because gastrointestinal endoscopy is an intrusive operation, patients often experience various degrees of stress, fear, nausea, increased blood pressure, and pulse speed when undergoing the examination [5]. Some patients even refuse the examination because of fear, leading to delays in diagnosis and treatment. ...
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... Sedationrelated cardiopulmonary events is a known potential complication of endoscopic procedures. 18,26 Although the optimal sedation level for a colonoscopy is not defined and no benchmark target exists, endoscopy leaders are promoting lesssedated endoscopy. 27 Using this principle of minimally sedated endoscopy, the study leads (M.R.K. and D.C.M.M.) proposed a studydefined conservative benchmark where fewer than 33% of patients should be unresponsive or only respond when stimulated during the procedure. ...
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... IBD includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, both of which are highly prevalent [79,80]. Current treatment is extensive and often requires lifelong immunotherapy. ...
... Particularly noteworthy is the occurrence of GERD symptoms on a weekly basis among 15-20% of individuals in the United States. [3][4][5][6] In Asian regions, GERD's occurrence varies from 6.3% to 18.3%, signifying an escalating tendency relative to earlier reports. 7 GERD can be stratified into two categories: erosive oesophagitis (EO) and non-erosive reflux disease (NERD), with NERD constituting 70% of instances and EO accounting for the remaining 30%. ...
... This finding was expected because physicians in NH settings practice in a less restricted fashion than they do in hospitals. In fact, in most NH facilities, endoscopists may need to perform more colonoscopies to meet the financial requirements of their business plan (ie, their billings may be used to underwrite costs of operating the facility [9]). In addition, surgeons were nearly four times more likely, and other practitioners six times more likely, than gastroenterologists to perform colonoscopy in NH facilities. ...
