2022
External validation of a model determining risk of neoplastic progression of Barrett’s esophagus in a cohort of U.S. veterans
Nguyen T, Thrift A, Ketwaroo G, Du X, Leon Novelo L, George R, Rosen D, El-Serag H. External validation of a model determining risk of neoplastic progression of Barrett’s esophagus in a cohort of U.S. veterans. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2022, 95: 1113-1122. PMID: 34998796, PMCID: PMC9119926, DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2021.12.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade dysplasiaHigh-risk groupEsophageal adenocarcinomaBarrett's esophagusBE patientsDiscriminatory abilityHouston Veterans Affairs Medical CenterVeterans Affairs Medical CenterHGD/esophageal adenocarcinomaRetrospective cohort studyExternal validationExternal validation studyInitial EGDCohort studyConsecutive patientsSmoking statusDysplasia statusRisk groupsMedical CenterHigh riskGeneral populationNew diagnosisPatientsClinical practiceBiopsy sampling
2017
Mechanical colon cleansing for screening colonoscopy: A randomized controlled trial
Ayub K, Ketwaroo G, Abudayyeh S, Ibrahim A, Cole R, Brumfield‐Brown R, Qureshi W, Rabeneck L, Graham D. Mechanical colon cleansing for screening colonoscopy: A randomized controlled trial. Journal Of Digestive Diseases 2017, 18: 691-697. PMID: 29160622, DOI: 10.1111/1751-2980.12562.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
High Glasgow Blatchford Score at admission is associated with recurrent bleeding after discharge for patients hospitalized with upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Sengupta N, Tapper E, Patwardhan V, Ketwaroo G, Thaker A, Leffler D, Feuerstein J. High Glasgow Blatchford Score at admission is associated with recurrent bleeding after discharge for patients hospitalized with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Endoscopy 2015, 48: 9-15. PMID: 26340604, DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1392651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlasgow-Blatchford scoreUpper gastrointestinal bleedingGBS scoresBlatchford scoreGastrointestinal bleedingMultivariable analysisEndoscopic interventionHigh riskIntensive care unit admissionCare unit admissionMultivariable Cox regressionPost-discharge outcomesGBS patientsUnit admissionCause readmissionHospital deathRecurrent bleedingCohort studyReadmission ratesConsecutive patientsHospital readmissionSignificant morbidityCox regressionPatientsReadmission