2015
Factors impacting physicians’ decisions to prevent variceal hemorrhage
Yan K, Bridges J, Augustin S, Laine L, Garcia-Tsao G, Fraenkel L. Factors impacting physicians’ decisions to prevent variceal hemorrhage. BMC Gastroenterology 2015, 15: 55. PMID: 25934271, PMCID: PMC4423490, DOI: 10.1186/s12876-015-0287-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic variceal ligationEradication of varicesLiver diseaseFirst variceal bleedMore daysSpecific treatment attributesLatent class analysisMechanism of actionVariceal bleedVariceal hemorrhageLarge varicesVariceal ligationPhysician characteristicsTreatment preferencesTreatment characteristicsTreatment attributesGroup 2Side effectsPrevention strategiesClass analysisVaricesPatientsPhysiciansDistinct subgroupsStandardized patients
2008
Esophageal capsule endoscopy for screening and surveillance of esophageal varices in patients with portal hypertension
de Franchis R, Eisen GM, Laine L, Fernandez‐Urien I, Herrerias JM, Brown RD, Fisher L, Vargas HE, Vargo J, Thompson J, Eliakim R. Esophageal capsule endoscopy for screening and surveillance of esophageal varices in patients with portal hypertension. Hepatology 2008, 47: 1595-1603. PMID: 18435461, DOI: 10.1002/hep.22227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEsophageal varicesEsophageal capsule endoscopyNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valuePredictive valueCapsule endoscopyPortal hypertensionLarge esophageal varicesVariceal gradeLarge varicesMulticenter trialCurrent guidelinesEsophagogastroduodenoscopyTreatment decisionsVaricesCapsule studyPatientsEndoscopyPilot studyDiagnostic performanceEquivalence studyKappa scoresMinimal invasivenessCirrhosisHypertension