2022
Trends in characteristics, management, and outcomes of patients presenting with gastrointestinal bleeding to emergency departments in the United States from 2006 to 2019
Zheng NS, Tsay C, Laine L, Shung DL. Trends in characteristics, management, and outcomes of patients presenting with gastrointestinal bleeding to emergency departments in the United States from 2006 to 2019. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2022, 56: 1543-1555. PMID: 36173090, PMCID: PMC9669230, DOI: 10.1111/apt.17238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastrointestinal bleedingLength of stayEmergency departmentMultivariable analysisIncidence of GIBRed blood cell transfusionNationwide Emergency Department SampleBlood cell transfusionIncidence of patientsOutcomes of patientsSex-adjusted incidenceEmergency Department SampleCase fatality rateRecent epidemiologic studiesProportion of casesED dischargeMore comorbiditiesCell transfusionRBC transfusionMore patientsComorbid populationEpidemiological evaluationInpatient costsPrimary diagnosisEpidemiologic studies
2017
Continued midazolam versus diphenhydramine in difficult-to-sedate patients: a randomized double-blind trial
Sachar H, Pichetshote N, Nandigam K, Vaidya K, Laine L. Continued midazolam versus diphenhydramine in difficult-to-sedate patients: a randomized double-blind trial. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2017, 87: 1297-1303. PMID: 28159539, PMCID: PMC5537051, DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2017.01.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDouble-blind trialAdequate sedationStudy medicationModerate sedationAlertness/Sedation scoreAdequacy of sedationStudy medication dosePsychiatric medication useModified Observer's AssessmentMOAA/SAdditional medicationElective colonoscopyPrimary endpointOpioid combinationsOpioid useMedication useMore patientsSedation scoreSuch patientsMedication doseUsual dosesBenzodiazepine useCurrent guidelinesSedate patientsSedation