Minor Hematochezia Decreases Use of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Faye AS, Hung KW, Cheng K, Blackett JW, Mckenney AS, Pont AR, Li J, Lawlor G, Lebwohl B, Freedberg DE. Minor Hematochezia Decreases Use of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2019, 26: 1394-1400. PMID: 31689354, PMCID: PMC7534414, DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izz269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseVTE prophylaxisProphylaxis ratesVenous thromboembolismBowel diseaseVTE prophylaxis ratesVTE prophylaxis useBlood transfusion rateRetrospective cohort studyVenous thromboembolism prophylaxisStrong independent predictorExposure of interestChronic bleedingProphylaxis useThromboembolism prophylaxisTransfusion rateCohort studyHospitalized patientsIndependent predictorsPrimary outcomeHemoglobin levelsMedical recordsHematocheziaProphylaxisPatientsFactors Associated With Adherence to Helicobacter pylori Testing During Hospitalization for Bleeding Peptic Ulcer Disease
Hung KW, Knotts RM, Faye AS, Pont AR, Lebwohl B, Abrams JA, Freedberg DE. Factors Associated With Adherence to Helicobacter pylori Testing During Hospitalization for Bleeding Peptic Ulcer Disease. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2019, 18: 1091-1098.e1. PMID: 31352090, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.07.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHelicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriHospitalizationHumansPeptic UlcerRetrospective StudiesConceptsPeptic ulcer diseaseIntensive care unitH pyloriUlcer diseaseGastrointestinal bleedingDuodenal ulcerPylori infectionKaplan-Meier analysisH pylori infectionHelicobacter pylori infectionYear of admissionHelicobacter pylori testingElectronic medical recordsEvidence of testsIndex endoscopyCoagulation statusComposite outcomeEndoscopic factorsBlood lossHospital admissionCare unitRetrospective studyMedical recordsMultivariable modelUlcer severity