2018
Severity and Outcomes of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding With Bloody Vs. Coffee-Grounds Hematemesis
Laine L, Laursen SB, Zakko L, Dalton HR, Ngu JH, Schultz M, Stanley AJ. Severity and Outcomes of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding With Bloody Vs. Coffee-Grounds Hematemesis. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2018, 113: 358. PMID: 29380820, DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2018.5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBlood PreservationBlood TransfusionEsophageal and Gastric VaricesFemaleGastrointestinal HemorrhageHeart RateHematemesisHemoglobinsHemostasis, EndoscopicHumansMaleMelenaMiddle AgedMortalityProspective StudiesRecurrenceRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexUpper Gastrointestinal TractConceptsCoffee ground emesisBloody emesisHemostatic interventionUpper gastrointestinal bleedingComposite end pointRisk stratification scoresSystolic blood pressureTiming of endoscopyPredictors of outcomeBeats/minGastrointestinal bleedingConsecutive patientsPrimary outcomeSevere bleedingStratification scoresBlood pressureProspective studyHematemesisMelenaEmesisHigh mortalityEnd pointMortalityOutcomesSeverity
1993
Endoscopic ligation compared with sclerotherapy for the treatment of bleeding esophageal varices.
Laine L, el-Newihi HM, Migikovsky B, Sloane R, Garcia F. Endoscopic ligation compared with sclerotherapy for the treatment of bleeding esophageal varices. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1993, 119: 1-7. PMID: 8498757, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-119-1-199307010-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of deathEsophageal varicesVariceal eradicationEndoscopic examinationLigation groupInitial endoscopic examinationUrban county hospitalKaplan-Meier estimatesLigation treatmentTransfusion requirementsVariceal obliterationFurther bleedingHospital stayEndoscopic sclerotherapyEndoscopic therapyEsophageal ulcerLocal complicationsRecurrent varicesBlood transfusionSevere bleedingEndoscopic ligationTreatment failureEsophageal strictureCounty HospitalSclerotherapy