2021
Fresh frozen plasma transfusion in acute variceal haemorrhage: Results from a multicentre cohort study
Mohanty A, Kapuria D, Canakis A, Lin H, Amat MJ, Paniz G, Placone NT, Thomasson R, Roy H, Chak E, Baffy G, Curry MP, Laine L, Rustagi T. Fresh frozen plasma transfusion in acute variceal haemorrhage: Results from a multicentre cohort study. Liver International 2021, 41: 1901-1908. PMID: 33969607, DOI: 10.1111/liv.14936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute variceal hemorrhageFresh frozen plasma transfusionFrozen plasma transfusionFFP transfusionLength of stayPlasma transfusionVariceal hemorrhageCohort studyClinical outcomesEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scoreStage liver disease scoreTertiary health care centerSevere variceal bleedingLiver Disease scoreMulticentre cohort studyRetrospective cohort studyHigh-risk patientsOdds of mortalityPoor clinical outcomeHealth care centersMultivariable regression analysisEligible patientsActive bleedingVariceal bleedingMultivariable analysis
2010
Randomized Trial of Urgent vs. Elective Colonoscopy in Patients Hospitalized With Lower GI Bleeding
Laine L, Shah A. Randomized Trial of Urgent vs. Elective Colonoscopy in Patients Hospitalized With Lower GI Bleeding. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2010, 105: 2636. PMID: 20648004, DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2010.277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower GI bleedingElective colonoscopyUpper endoscopyUrgent colonoscopyGI bleedingBlood pressureHeart rateUpper gastrointestinal sourceUpper GI sourceUrgent upper endoscopyPrimary end pointDuration of hospitalizationSystolic blood pressureUnits of bloodEligible patientsUrgent groupElective groupHospital daysOrthostatic changesBlood transfusionClinical outcomesRandomized trialsHospital chargesVs. 5Gastrointestinal source