2020
Accuracy of chitotriosidase activity and CCL18 concentration in assessing type I Gaucher disease severity. A systematic review with meta-analysis of individual participant data
Raskovalova T, Deegan PB, Mistry PK, Pavlova E, Yang R, Zimran A, Berger J, Bourgne C, Pereira B, Labarere J, Berger MG. Accuracy of chitotriosidase activity and CCL18 concentration in assessing type I Gaucher disease severity. A systematic review with meta-analysis of individual participant data. Haematologica 2020, 106: 437-445. PMID: 32001533, PMCID: PMC7849573, DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2019.236083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkersChemokines, CCCross-Sectional StudiesGaucher DiseaseHexosaminidasesHumansProspective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexConceptsIndividual participant dataCCL18 concentrationsChitotriosidase activityPrimary outcomeSystematic reviewParticipant dataProspective cohort studyEligible primary studiesPrimary studiesDisease activityBone eventsCohort studyPlatelet countGD patientsSpleen volumeLiver volumeClinical assessmentVisceral parametersGD severityPatientsHemoglobin concentrationRoutine practiceDisease severityLimited sample sizeGD activity
1991
Prognostic significance of the white nipple sign in variceal bleeding
Siringo S, McCormick PA, Mistry P, Kaye G, Mclntyre N, Burroughs AK. Prognostic significance of the white nipple sign in variceal bleeding. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1991, 37: 51-55. PMID: 2004684, DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5107(91)70621-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrognostic significanceWhite nipple signVariceal bleedingAdverse prognostic significanceEarly rebleedingEmergency sclerotherapyStapler transectionCirrhotic patientsSeparate admissionsEsophageal varicesVasoactive drugsConservative measuresSpontaneous cessationPredictive valueAdmissionStandardized protocolVaricesBleedingNippleSignsRebleedingSclerotherapyTransfusionFailurePatients