2018
Findings of CT-Derived Bone Strength Assessment in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients Undergoing CT Enterography in Clinical Practice
Maldonado FJ, Al Bawardy BF, Nehra AK, Lee YS, Bruining DH, Adkins MC, Keaveny TM, Johnson MP, Fidler JL, McCollough CH, Fletcher JG. Findings of CT-Derived Bone Strength Assessment in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients Undergoing CT Enterography in Clinical Practice. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2018, 25: 1072-1079. PMID: 30476314, DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izy341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiomechanical CT analysisBone mineral densityHigh fracture riskHigh-risk groupFracture riskCT enterographyIBD patientsFemoral neck bone mineral densityInflammatory bowel disease patientsNeck bone mineral densityWorld Health Organization classificationConsecutive IBD patientsFracture risk classificationBowel disease patientsFindings of CTMetabolic bone diseaseRetrospective reviewClinical featuresExact prevalenceDisease patientsOrganization classificationMineral densityBone diseasePatientsClinical practiceOutcomes of repeat balloon assisted enteroscopy in small-bowel bleeding
Al-Bawardy B, Ramos G, Lennon R, Gorospe E, Song L, Bruining D, Alexander J, Coelho-Prabhu N, Fidler J, Rajan E. Outcomes of repeat balloon assisted enteroscopy in small-bowel bleeding. Endoscopy International Open 2018, 06: e694-e699. PMID: 29868634, PMCID: PMC5979197, DOI: 10.1055/a-0599-6085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmall bowel bleedingTherapeutic yieldAdverse eventsAntegrade routeOnly significant predictive factorChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseSelf-limited abdominal painChronic kidney diseaseAdverse event ratesObstructive pulmonary diseaseSignificant predictive factorsCardiac comorbiditiesRepeat balloonAbdominal painSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomePulmonary diseaseRetrospective reviewPredictive factorsKidney diseaseBACKGROUND/Diagnostic yieldNegative groupMultivariate analysisEvent ratesOutcomes of Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Receiving Biologic Therapy
Ramos GP, Stroh G, Al-Bawardy B, Faubion WA, Papadakis KA, Escalante P. Outcomes of Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Receiving Biologic Therapy. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2018, 24: 2272-2277. PMID: 29718223, DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izy133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntitubercular AgentsBiological TherapyColitis, UlcerativeCrohn DiseaseFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGastrointestinal AgentsHumansInterferon-gamma Release TestsLatent TuberculosisMaleMycobacterium tuberculosisPrognosisProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeTuberculin TestConceptsLatent tuberculosis infectionInflammatory bowel diseaseTuberculin skin testBiologic therapyLTBI treatmentIBD patientsTuberculosis reactivationBowel diseaseTuberculosis infectionLTBI treatment regimenReactivation of TBRisk of reactivationInterferon-gamma releaseOutcome of treatmentStudy inclusion criteriaMedian annual riskAdalimumab monotherapyIsoniazid therapyTB reactivationCertolizumab pegolPrimary outcomeRetrospective reviewTreatment regimenMedian timeGamma releaseSmall bowel bleeding in patients with left ventricular assist device: outcomes of conservative therapy versus balloon-assisted enteroscopy
Al-Bawardy B, Schettle SD, Gorospe E, Song L, Pereira NL, Alexander JA, Bruining DH, Coelho-Prabhu N, Fidler JL, Mauermann WJ, Barbara DW, Dierkhising R, Rajan E. Small bowel bleeding in patients with left ventricular assist device: outcomes of conservative therapy versus balloon-assisted enteroscopy. Annals Of Gastroenterology 2018, 31: 692-697. PMID: 30386119, PMCID: PMC6191869, DOI: 10.20524/aog.2018.0316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBalloon-assisted enteroscopySmall bowel bleedingLeft ventricular assist deviceConservative therapyBAE groupCT groupLVAD patientsVentricular assist deviceGastrointestinal bleedingPacked red blood cell transfusionAssist deviceRed blood cell transfusionRe-bleeding rateFuture prospective trialsBlood cell transfusionCohort of patientsBowel bleedingGIB hospitalizationsLVAD databasePRBC transfusionCause mortalityCell transfusionProspective trialRetrospective reviewSmall bowel
2015
Retained Capsule Endoscopy in a Large Tertiary Care Academic Practice and Radiologic Predictors of Retention
Al-Bawardy B, Locke G, Huprich JE, Fletcher JG, Fidler JL, Barlow JM, Becker B, Rajan E, Loftus EV, Bruining DH, Hansel SL. Retained Capsule Endoscopy in a Large Tertiary Care Academic Practice and Radiologic Predictors of Retention. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2015, 21: 2158-2164. PMID: 26284295, DOI: 10.1097/mib.0000000000000482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCapsule retentionCE retentionPartial obstructionCross-sectional imaging findingsHigh-risk featuresObscure gastrointestinal bleedingPresence of stricturesTertiary care populationComputed tomography scanComputed tomography reportsTreatment of inflammationCapsule endoscopy examinationSmall bowel anastomosisDetails of managementCE indicationsGastrointestinal bleedingObstructive symptomsRadiologic predictorsPatient demographicsCommon indicationGastrointestinal radiologistsRetrospective reviewClinical outcomesHeterogenous cohortImaging findings