2017
Relationship of time to presentation after onset of upper GI bleeding with patient characteristics and outcomes: a prospective study
Laine L, Laursen SB, Dalton HR, Ngu JH, Schultz M, Stanley AJ. Relationship of time to presentation after onset of upper GI bleeding with patient characteristics and outcomes: a prospective study. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2017, 86: 1028-1037. PMID: 28396275, DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2017.03.1549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBlood TransfusionConfusionDuodenal DiseasesEsophageal DiseasesFemaleGlasgow Coma ScaleHematemesisHemoglobinsHemostasis, EndoscopicHumansLength of StayLethargyMaleMelenaMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CarePrognosisProspective StudiesSerum AlbuminStomach DiseasesStuporTime-to-TreatmentConceptsUpper GI bleedingPatient characteristicsHemoglobin levelsDecreased hemoglobin levelLikelihood of transfusionLower hemoglobin levelsSignificant independent factorsGI bleedingHospital daysConsecutive patientsUpper GIHemostatic interventionPoor outcomeProspective studyEmergency departmentRelationship of timeMental statusIndependent factorsPatientsMulti-national studyLogistic regressionMelenaOutcomesTransfusionHospital
2012
4-Liter Split-Dose Polyethylene Glycol Is Superior to Other Bowel Preparations, Based on Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Enestvedt BK, Tofani C, Laine LA, Tierney A, Fennerty MB. 4-Liter Split-Dose Polyethylene Glycol Is Superior to Other Bowel Preparations, Based on Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2012, 10: 1225-1231. PMID: 22940741, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2012.08.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSplit-dose PEGBowel preparation methodsBowel preparation qualityAdjunct therapyRandomized trialsBowel cleansingBowel preparationOdds ratioPooled estimatesSplit dosePublication biasPreparation qualityDose polyethylene glycolSplit-dose regimensCochrane Central RegisterMajor conference proceedingsSignificant heterogeneitySignificant publication biasLow-volume regimensRandom-effects modelSame preparationAbdominal crampingCentral RegisterPatient demographicsControlled Trials