2024
Adoption of a gastroenterology hospitalist model and the impact on inpatient endoscopic practice volume: a controlled interrupted time-series analysis
Shung D, Li D, You K, Hung K, Laine L, Hughes M. Adoption of a gastroenterology hospitalist model and the impact on inpatient endoscopic practice volume: a controlled interrupted time-series analysis. IGIE 2024, 3: 329-332.e2. DOI: 10.1016/j.igie.2024.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchControlled interrupted time series analysisHospitalist modelInterrupted time series analysisHigh-acuity hospitalAcademic health systemEndoscopy capacityInpatient coverageOutpatient providersProvider familiarityOutpatient careHealth systemWeekly volumeEndoscopy volumeHospital systemPractice volumeTime series analysisProcedure volumeGI patientsHospitalAcademic centersProvidersGastroenterologySeries analysisPotential benefitsEndoscopic procedures
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
2008
Foreign-body ingestion: characteristics and outcomes in a lower socioeconomic population with predominantly intentional ingestion
Palta R, Sahota A, Bemarki A, Salama P, Simpson N, Laine L. Foreign-body ingestion: characteristics and outcomes in a lower socioeconomic population with predominantly intentional ingestion. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2008, 69: 426-433. PMID: 19019363, DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.05.072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForeign body ingestionUrban county hospitalIntentional ingestionEndoscopic extractionCounty HospitalPsychiatric patientsLow socioeconomic status populationRetrospective case seriesLow socioeconomic populationOverall success rateCase seriesRetrospective reviewEndoscopic managementIngestion casesMedical recordsPrior ingestionAccidental ingestionPatientsSocioeconomic populationsSurgeryStatus populationIngestionPerforationSuccess rateHospital