2014
Low Adherence to Helicobacter pylori Testing in Hospitalized Patients with Bleeding Peptic Ulcer Disease
Kim JJ, Lee JS, Olafsson S, Laine L. Low Adherence to Helicobacter pylori Testing in Hospitalized Patients with Bleeding Peptic Ulcer Disease. Helicobacter 2014, 19: 98-104. PMID: 24617668, DOI: 10.1111/hel.12114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsH. pylori testingProportion of patientsIndex hospitalizationHospitalized patientsConsecutive hospitalized patientsPeptic ulcer diseaseHelicobacter pylori testingInitial endoscopyUlcer diseaseSerologic testingSingle centerEndoscopy databaseSociety guidelinesGastric ulcerLow adherencePatientsUlcersMultivariate analysisHelicobacter pyloriHospitalizationDirect testingBiopsyTestingEndoscopyPylori
2013
Natural history of acute upper GI bleeding due to tumours: short‐term success and long‐term recurrence with or without endoscopic therapy
Sheibani S, Kim JJ, Chen B, Park S, Saberi B, Keyashian K, Buxbaum J, Laine L. Natural history of acute upper GI bleeding due to tumours: short‐term success and long‐term recurrence with or without endoscopic therapy. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2013, 38: 144-150. PMID: 23710797, DOI: 10.1111/apt.12347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper gastrointestinal bleedingEndoscopic therapyHaemodynamic instabilityMalignant tumorsBiopsy-proven malignant tumorsAcute upper GISubstantial blood lossLong-term recurrenceYears of ageInitial haemostasisRepeat hospitalisationActive bleedingGastrointestinal bleedingIndex hospitalisationEndoscopic findingsMetastatic diseaseUpper endoscopyBlood lossConsecutive patientsEndoscopic treatmentUpper GIEndoscopy databaseRisk factorsPatientsMultivariate analysis