ARGÜELLES ARIAS , Federico

Introduction: project CONDIFA ("Consenso Digestivo-Far macia Hospitalaria") aims to establish lines of agreement between both specialties in order to improve patient care and resource optimization. In this initial work our goal was to collect the views held by both fields on issues pertaining to their mutual cooperation in our country....

Introduction: Endoscopy plays a key role for the diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal disorders. Therefore, quality indicators have been widely proposed in order to optimize endo scopic practice. The aims of this study, promoted by the Spanish Society of Digestive Diseases (SEPD), were to assess the knowledge and compliance to...

Introduction: coeliac disease (CD) is well known, but not so its impact on the patient's life. Objective: to determine the impact of CD in the life of celiac patients on different aspects such as diagnosis, follow-up and treatment. Material and methods: associates of FACE participated in an auto-administered, telematic survey conducted...

Introduction: Not all national health centers include special ized units or clinicians devoted to inflammatory bowel disease. The goal of the survey was to gain an insight into the management of this disease within Spanish gastroenterology departments via a survey among their members. Material and methods: An online survey was conducted in...

Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) are one of the most widely used drug classes worldwide. Their discovery goes back to the 1980s, when the significance of H+/K+-ATPase in gastric acid production was established. The market launch of PPIs, which inhibit this enzyme by direct, irreversible binding, paved the way to a new age in the management of...