1990
Multipolar electrocoagulation versus injection therapy in the treatment of bleeding peptic ulcers A prospective, randomized trial
Laine L. Multipolar electrocoagulation versus injection therapy in the treatment of bleeding peptic ulcers A prospective, randomized trial. Gastroenterology 1990, 99: 1303-1306. PMID: 2210238, DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(90)91154-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonbleeding visible vesselMultipolar electrocoagulationInjection therapyVisible vesselEndoscopic evidenceActive bleedingBloody nasogastric aspirateUpper gastrointestinal bleedHigh-risk patientsUnstable vital signsIncidence of surgeryTreatment of patientsCost of hospitalizationUnits of bloodFurther bleedingGastrointestinal bleedHospital stayNasogastric aspirateClinical evidencePeptic ulcerComparable efficacyMortality ratePatientsBleedingUlcers
1987
Multipolar Electrocoagulation in the Treatment of Active Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Hemorrhage
Laine L. Multipolar Electrocoagulation in the Treatment of Active Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Hemorrhage. New England Journal Of Medicine 1987, 316: 1613-1617. PMID: 3295547, DOI: 10.1056/nejm198706253162601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper gastrointestinal tract hemorrhageUpper gastrointestinal hemorrhageGastrointestinal tract hemorrhageMultipolar electrocoagulationGastrointestinal hemorrhageTract hemorrhageActive upper gastrointestinal hemorrhageNonvariceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhageBloody nasogastric aspirateTerms of hemostasisMallory-Weiss tearUnstable vital signsUnits of bloodTransfusion requirementsActive bleedingHospital courseEmergency surgeryHospital daysNasogastric aspirateNonsurgical therapyVascular malformationsMean costHemorrhagePatientsVital signs