2020
ABC score: a new risk score that accurately predicts mortality in acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding: an international multicentre study
Laursen SB, Oakland K, Laine L, Bieber V, Marmo R, Redondo-Cerezo E, Dalton HR, Ngu J, Schultz M, Soncini M, Gralnek I, Jairath V, Murray IA, Stanley AJ. ABC score: a new risk score that accurately predicts mortality in acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding: an international multicentre study. Gut 2020, 70: 707-716. PMID: 32723845, DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2019-320002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower gastrointestinal bleedingABC scoreLower riskHigher ABC scoresGastrointestinal bleedingRisk scoreMortality rateHospital mortality rateInternational cohort studyManagement of patientsNew risk scoreInternational multicentre studyLower ABC scoreLGIB patientsUGIB patientsComorbidity scoreCohort studyMulticentre studyBlood testsValidation cohortDevelopment cohortLGIBUGIBHigh riskPatientsUse of Fecal Occult Blood Testing as a Diagnostic Tool for Clinical Indications: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Lee MW, Pourmorady JS, Laine L. Use of Fecal Occult Blood Testing as a Diagnostic Tool for Clinical Indications: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2020, 115: 662-670. PMID: 31972617, DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFecal occult blood testIron deficiency anemiaSensitivity of FOBTAcute diarrheaClinical indicationsSystematic reviewFecal occult blood testingDiagnostic testsSpecific gastrointestinal symptomsOccult blood testingPrimary end pointOccult blood testColorectal cancer screeningPositive stool cultureRisk of biasQUADAS-2 toolGastrointestinal symptomsAdult patientsEndoscopic evaluationUlcerative colitisEndoscopic activityBlood testsIdentifiable causeStool culturesBlood testing
2014
Gastroenterologists’ Practice Patterns for Positive Fecal Occult Blood Test
Kim JJ, Han A, Yan AW, Cao D, Laine L. Gastroenterologists’ Practice Patterns for Positive Fecal Occult Blood Test. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2014, 48: 119-126. PMID: 23632353, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0b013e31828f1c8d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAdultAnemia, Iron-DeficiencyColonoscopyDyspepsiaEndoscopy, GastrointestinalFemaleGastroenterologyHeartburnHumansInstitutional PracticeLaryngopharyngeal RefluxMaleMalpracticeMiddle AgedOccult BloodPractice Patterns, Physicians'Private PracticeProfessional Practice LocationTime FactorsConceptsPositive fecal occult blood testFecal occult blood testUpper GI symptomsOccult blood testGI symptomsBlood testsFear of litigationThird of gastroenterologistsColorectal cancer screeningPrivate practiceAdults 50 yearsIron deficiency anemiaDifferent daysGastrointestinal symptomsCancer screeningPractice patternsEsophagogastroduodenoscopyColonoscopyPotential respondersMultivariate analysisAnemiaFurther evaluationSymptomsSame dayPatients
2005
Clinical Utility of Diagnostic Tests for Constipation in Adults: A Systematic Review
Rao S, Ozturk R, Laine L. Clinical Utility of Diagnostic Tests for Constipation in Adults: A Systematic Review. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2005, 100: ajg2005283. PMID: 15984989, DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.41845.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood testsDiagnostic testsSystematic reviewAnorectal manometry studyDiagnosis of constipationRetrospective endoscopic studySlow transit constipationAbdominal X-rayBalloon expulsion testColonic transit studyTransit constipationAnorectal manometryColonic transitEndoscopic studyBalloon expulsionBarium enemaProspective studyExpulsion testPhysiologic abnormalitiesHistorical controlsConstipationManometry studiesStudy populationAlarm featuresMethodological quality
1998
Evaluation of the FlexSure HP whole blood antibody test for diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection
Sadowski D, Cohen H, Laine L, Greenberg P, Goldstein J, Mihalov M, Cutler A. Evaluation of the FlexSure HP whole blood antibody test for diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 1998, 93: ajg1998490. PMID: 9820383, DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1998.00604.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHelicobacter pylori infectionRapid urease testPylori infectionWhole blood testH. pyloriWhole bloodBlood testsUrease testPositive rapid urease testBlood antibody testH. pylori infectionProton pump inhibitorsH. pylori diagnosisDetection of antibodiesUpper endoscopyStudy enrollmentPump inhibitorsGastric biopsiesIgG antibodiesSerum testAntibody testOffice testsAntral tissueBacterial infectionsPatientsAn office-based whole blood test is preferable to a laboratory quantitative serology test in the determination of Helicobacter pylori infection documented by endoscopic biopsy
Knigge K, Fennerty M, Faigel D, Magaret N, Marquis S, Vartan G, Laine L. An office-based whole blood test is preferable to a laboratory quantitative serology test in the determination of Helicobacter pylori infection documented by endoscopic biopsy. Gastroenterology 1998, 114: a180. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(98)80731-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research