2017
Relationship of time to presentation after onset of upper GI bleeding with patient characteristics and outcomes: a prospective study
Laine L, Laursen SB, Dalton HR, Ngu JH, Schultz M, Stanley AJ. Relationship of time to presentation after onset of upper GI bleeding with patient characteristics and outcomes: a prospective study. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2017, 86: 1028-1037. PMID: 28396275, DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2017.03.1549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBlood TransfusionConfusionDuodenal DiseasesEsophageal DiseasesFemaleGlasgow Coma ScaleHematemesisHemoglobinsHemostasis, EndoscopicHumansLength of StayLethargyMaleMelenaMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CarePrognosisProspective StudiesSerum AlbuminStomach DiseasesStuporTime-to-TreatmentConceptsUpper GI bleedingPatient characteristicsHemoglobin levelsDecreased hemoglobin levelLikelihood of transfusionLower hemoglobin levelsSignificant independent factorsGI bleedingHospital daysConsecutive patientsUpper GIHemostatic interventionPoor outcomeProspective studyEmergency departmentRelationship of timeMental statusIndependent factorsPatientsMulti-national studyLogistic regressionMelenaOutcomesTransfusionHospital
1993
Protein-losing enteropathy and hypoalbuminemia in AIDS
Laine L, Garcia F, McGilligan K, Malinko A, Sinatra F, Thomas D. Protein-losing enteropathy and hypoalbuminemia in AIDS. AIDS 1993, 7: 837-840. PMID: 8363760, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199306000-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal bowel habitsProtein-losing enteropathyFecal alphaBowel habitsNormal serum albuminNormal albuminFecal alpha 1Normal albumin groupUrban county hospitalGroup of patientsDevelopment of hypoalbuminemiaUpper endoscopyFlexible sigmoidoscopyAlbumin groupMucosal diseaseCounty HospitalHypoalbuminemiaMAIN OUTCOMEProspective assessmentSerum albuminPatientsLinear regression analysisDiarrheaSignificant negative correlationGross abnormalities
1987
Protein-Losing Enteropathy in Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome due to Intestinal Kaposi's Sarcoma
Laine L, Politoske EJ, Gill P. Protein-Losing Enteropathy in Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome due to Intestinal Kaposi's Sarcoma. JAMA Internal Medicine 1987, 147: 1174-1175. PMID: 3592885, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1987.00370060170028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein-losing enteropathyIntestinal Kaposi's sarcomaKaposi's sarcomaImmunodeficiency syndromeFecal alpha-1-antitrypsinAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAlpha-1 antitrypsinAnkle edemaPleural effusionMarked elevationGastrointestinal tractSarcomaEnteropathyPatientsHypoalbuminemiaAIDSSyndromeEdemaEffusionTractAntitrypsinMonths