2024
Esophageal damage following left atrial ablation in a patient on dabigatran: adding insult to injury
Jalloul S, Jreij C, Karam K, Salem J, Chaptini L. Esophageal damage following left atrial ablation in a patient on dabigatran: adding insult to injury. European Journal Of Case Reports In Internal Medicine 2024, 11: 004832. PMID: 39372148, PMCID: PMC11451853, DOI: 10.12890/2024_004832.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Obesity: Treatment and Complications
Chaptini L, Peikin S. Obesity: Treatment and Complications. 2015, 2230-2241. DOI: 10.1002/9781118512074.ch115.ChaptersRisk factorsLow physical activity levelsDifferent gastrointestinal diseasesObstructive sleep apneaAbsence of obesityDevelopment of obesityPhysical activity levelsCross-sectional studyMajor health problemMultiple etiologic factorsReflux symptomsInfectious etiologySleep apneaEtiologic factorsAntiobesity drugsGastrointestinal diseasesFood intakePhysical activitySedentary behaviorObesityHealth problemsWeight gainActivity levelsPatientsDisease
2008
Approach to the Patient with Obesity
Chaptini L, Peikin S. Approach to the Patient with Obesity. 2008, 191-204. DOI: 10.1002/9781444300758.ch12.ChaptersSublingual hyoscyamine spray as premedication for colonoscopy: a randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trial
Chaptini LA, Janec EM, Seltzer G, Peikin S, Elfant AB. Sublingual hyoscyamine spray as premedication for colonoscopy: a randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trial. The American Journal Of Surgery 2008, 196: 51-55. PMID: 18436182, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.06.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColonic motilityDouble-blinded placebo-controlled trialPlacebo-controlled trialDouble-blind studyPercentage of patientsVisual analog scalePerformance of colonoscopyTotal procedure timeEndoscopists' perceptionElective colonoscopySingle endoscopistAnalog scalePatient assessmentAntispasmodic agentsCecal intubationProcedure timeColonoscopyPatient comfortMotility scoreMean timeDifficulty scoreConflicting resultsPlaceboPatientsProcedural difficulties