2019
The Shock Index is not accurate at predicting outcomes in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Saffouri E, Blackwell C, Laursen SB, Laine L, Dalton HR, Ngu J, Shultz M, Norton R, Stanley AJ. The Shock Index is not accurate at predicting outcomes in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2019, 51: 253-260. PMID: 31642558, DOI: 10.1111/apt.15541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overArea Under CurveBlood TransfusionCohort StudiesEndoscopy, GastrointestinalFemaleGastrointestinal HemorrhageHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedMortalityPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProspective StudiesReproducibility of ResultsRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexShockSurvival AnalysisUpper Gastrointestinal TractYoung AdultConceptsUpper gastrointestinal bleedingGlasgow-Blatchford scoreShock indexGastrointestinal bleedingABC scoreMajor transfusionAcute upper gastrointestinal bleedingUK National Confidential EnquiryAdmission Rockall scoreSevere gastrointestinal bleedingMajor clinical endpointsPredictors of outcomeNational Confidential EnquiryRockall scoreBlatchford scoreEndoscopic therapyConsecutive patientsHospital admissionConfidential EnquiryProspective studyClinical endpointsPatient outcomesRisk scoreDeath reportsBleeding
2016
No Benefit From Platelet Transfusion for Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients Taking Antiplatelet Agents
Zakko L, Rustagi T, Douglas M, Laine L. No Benefit From Platelet Transfusion for Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients Taking Antiplatelet Agents. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2016, 15: 46-52. PMID: 27464591, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2016.07.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastrointestinal bleedingAntiplatelet agentsPlatelet transfusionsCardiovascular eventsNon-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleedingYale-New Haven HospitalRecurrent gastrointestinal bleedingSerious gastrointestinal bleedingMajor cardiovascular eventsRetrospective cohort studySevere gastrointestinal bleedingUpper gastrointestinal bleedingLower blood pressureMultivariable regression analysisHigher heart rateLack of benefitRecurrent bleedingBaseline characteristicsCohort studyBlood pressurePrimary outcomeSuch patientsHemoglobin levelsMultivariable analysisIntensive care