2021
Fresh frozen plasma transfusion in acute variceal haemorrhage: Results from a multicentre cohort study
Mohanty A, Kapuria D, Canakis A, Lin H, Amat MJ, Paniz G, Placone NT, Thomasson R, Roy H, Chak E, Baffy G, Curry MP, Laine L, Rustagi T. Fresh frozen plasma transfusion in acute variceal haemorrhage: Results from a multicentre cohort study. Liver International 2021, 41: 1901-1908. PMID: 33969607, DOI: 10.1111/liv.14936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute variceal hemorrhageFresh frozen plasma transfusionFrozen plasma transfusionFFP transfusionLength of stayPlasma transfusionVariceal hemorrhageCohort studyClinical outcomesEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scoreStage liver disease scoreTertiary health care centerSevere variceal bleedingLiver Disease scoreMulticentre cohort studyRetrospective cohort studyHigh-risk patientsOdds of mortalityPoor clinical outcomeHealth care centersMultivariable regression analysisEligible patientsActive bleedingVariceal bleedingMultivariable analysis
2015
Factors impacting physicians’ decisions to prevent variceal hemorrhage
Yan K, Bridges J, Augustin S, Laine L, Garcia-Tsao G, Fraenkel L. Factors impacting physicians’ decisions to prevent variceal hemorrhage. BMC Gastroenterology 2015, 15: 55. PMID: 25934271, PMCID: PMC4423490, DOI: 10.1186/s12876-015-0287-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic variceal ligationEradication of varicesLiver diseaseFirst variceal bleedMore daysSpecific treatment attributesLatent class analysisMechanism of actionVariceal bleedVariceal hemorrhageLarge varicesVariceal ligationPhysician characteristicsTreatment preferencesTreatment characteristicsTreatment attributesGroup 2Side effectsPrevention strategiesClass analysisVaricesPatientsPhysiciansDistinct subgroupsStandardized patients