2022
Association of Antisecretory Drugs with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients Using Oral Anticoagulants: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Kurlander JE, Barnes GD, Fisher A, Gonzalez JJ, Helminski D, Saini SD, Sengupta N, Yang YX, Scheiman J, Laine L. Association of Antisecretory Drugs with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients Using Oral Anticoagulants: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. The American Journal Of Medicine 2022, 135: 1231-1243.e8. PMID: 35679879, PMCID: PMC10031639, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.05.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper gastrointestinal bleedingProton pump inhibitorsGastrointestinal bleedingH2-receptor antagonistsObservational studyOral anticoagulantsAntisecretory drugsRelative riskLower riskNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug useSystematic reviewAnti-inflammatory drug useOvert upper gastrointestinal bleedingLow statistical heterogeneitySingle observational studyGreater treatment effectRandom-effects modelWeb of ScienceConcomitant aspirinRandomized trialsCochrane LibraryPump inhibitorsBias assessmentStatistical heterogeneityBleeding
2021
Antiplatelet Monotherapy Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Bleeding After Endoscopic Sphincterotomy
Zakko A, Zakko L, Grimshaw AA, Laine L. Antiplatelet Monotherapy Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Bleeding After Endoscopic Sphincterotomy. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2021, 67: 4161-4169. PMID: 34796411, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-021-07302-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyPost-sphincterotomy bleedingAntiplatelet monotherapyInclusion criteriaRisk of bleedingROBINS-I toolNewcastle-Ottawa ScaleHigh-quality studiesRandom-effects modelBackgroundClinical guidelinesAntithrombotic therapyAdult patientsCohort studyEndoscopic sphincterotomyPrimary outcomeAntiplatelet agentsOvid EmbaseRetrograde cholangiopancreatographyCochrane LibraryOvid MEDLINEMonotherapyMethodological qualityBleedingUnique citationsPatients