1993
Endoscopic ligation compared with sclerotherapy for the treatment of bleeding esophageal varices.
Laine L, el-Newihi HM, Migikovsky B, Sloane R, Garcia F. Endoscopic ligation compared with sclerotherapy for the treatment of bleeding esophageal varices. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1993, 119: 1-7. PMID: 8498757, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-119-1-199307010-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of deathEsophageal varicesVariceal eradicationEndoscopic examinationLigation groupInitial endoscopic examinationUrban county hospitalKaplan-Meier estimatesLigation treatmentTransfusion requirementsVariceal obliterationFurther bleedingHospital stayEndoscopic sclerotherapyEndoscopic therapyEsophageal ulcerLocal complicationsRecurrent varicesBlood transfusionSevere bleedingEndoscopic ligationTreatment failureEsophageal strictureCounty HospitalSclerotherapy
1989
Multipolar electrocoagulation in the treatment of peptic ulcers with nonbleeding visible vessels. A prospective, controlled trial.
Laine L. Multipolar electrocoagulation in the treatment of peptic ulcers with nonbleeding visible vessels. A prospective, controlled trial. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1989, 110: 510-4. PMID: 2647014, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-110-7-510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonbleeding visible vesselMultipolar electrocoagulationVisible vesselControl groupMajor upper gastrointestinal hemorrhageMean transfusion requirementSham-controlled trialUpper gastrointestinal hemorrhageUnstable vital signsSafety of treatmentCost of hospitalizationUnits of bloodEndoscopic evidenceGastrointestinal hemorrhageTransfusion requirementsUrgent surgeryEmergency surgeryHospital daysEndoscopic treatmentOverall mortalityPeptic ulcerCounty HospitalAspirate samplesDiagnostic endoscopyTreatment groups
1987
Multipolar Electrocoagulation in the Treatment of Active Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Hemorrhage
Laine L. Multipolar Electrocoagulation in the Treatment of Active Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Hemorrhage. New England Journal Of Medicine 1987, 316: 1613-1617. PMID: 3295547, DOI: 10.1056/nejm198706253162601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper gastrointestinal tract hemorrhageUpper gastrointestinal hemorrhageGastrointestinal tract hemorrhageMultipolar electrocoagulationGastrointestinal hemorrhageTract hemorrhageActive upper gastrointestinal hemorrhageNonvariceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhageBloody nasogastric aspirateTerms of hemostasisMallory-Weiss tearUnstable vital signsUnits of bloodTransfusion requirementsActive bleedingHospital courseEmergency surgeryHospital daysNasogastric aspirateNonsurgical therapyVascular malformationsMean costHemorrhagePatientsVital signs