Outcomes 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 endoscopic intervention for overt GI bleeding in severe thrombocytopenia
Ramos GP, Binder M, Hampel P, Braga Neto MB, Sunjaya D, Al Bawardy B, Abu Dayyeh BK, Buttar NS, Bruining DH, Prabhu-Coelho N, Larson MV, Wong Kee Song LM, Rajan E. Outcomes of endoscopic intervention for overt GI bleeding in severe thrombocytopenia. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2018, 88: 55-61. PMID: 29408558, DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2018.01.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCause of DeathCohort StudiesComorbidityEndoscopy, GastrointestinalErythrocyte TransfusionFemaleGastrointestinal HemorrhageHematemesisHemostasis, SurgicalHumansHypotensionIntensive Care UnitsInternational Normalized RatioLiver CirrhosisLung DiseasesMaleMelenaMiddle AgedMortalityPartial Thromboplastin TimePlatelet TransfusionRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexThrombocytopeniaYoung AdultConceptsIncreased international normalized ratioOvert gastrointestinal bleedingInitial hemostasis rateRecurrent bleeding rateGastrointestinal bleedingLiver cirrhosisSevere thrombocytopeniaPlatelet transfusionsPlatelet countTherapeutic yieldRecurrent bleedingHemostasis rateAdverse eventsBleeding rateHigh initial hemostasis rateIntensive care unit admissionCare unit admissionPredictors of mortalityCause mortality ratesMedian platelet countHours of presentationInternational normalized ratioSetting of thrombocytopeniaProcedural adverse eventsPartial thromboplastin time