2010
Randomized Trial of Urgent vs. Elective Colonoscopy in Patients Hospitalized With Lower GI Bleeding
Laine L, Shah A. Randomized Trial of Urgent vs. Elective Colonoscopy in Patients Hospitalized With Lower GI Bleeding. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2010, 105: 2636. PMID: 20648004, DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2010.277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower GI bleedingElective colonoscopyUpper endoscopyUrgent colonoscopyGI bleedingBlood pressureHeart rateUpper gastrointestinal sourceUpper GI sourceUrgent upper endoscopyPrimary end pointDuration of hospitalizationSystolic blood pressureUnits of bloodEligible patientsUrgent groupElective groupHospital daysOrthostatic changesBlood transfusionClinical outcomesRandomized trialsHospital chargesVs. 5Gastrointestinal source
2009
Cardiovascular safety and gastrointestinal tolerability of etoricoxib vs diclofenac in a randomized controlled clinical trial (The MEDAL study)
Combe B, Swergold G, McLay J, McCarthy T, Zerbini C, Emery P, Connors L, Kaur A, Curtis S, Laine L, Cannon CP. Cardiovascular safety and gastrointestinal tolerability of etoricoxib vs diclofenac in a randomized controlled clinical trial (The MEDAL study). Rheumatology 2009, 48: 425-432. PMID: 19223284, DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kep005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThrombotic CV eventsHazard ratioCV eventsBlood pressureEfficacy parametersMaximum average changeAdverse event discontinuation rateDouble-blind studyMean treatment durationCohort of patientsSystolic blood pressureEtoricoxib 60Cardiovascular safetyGastrointestinal tolerabilityPrimary endpointRA cohortRA patientsTolerability profileAverage changeDiscontinuation ratesOA patientsPatient cohortClinical trialsSimilar efficacyTreatment duration