2022
Rebleeding in peptic ulcer bleeding – a nationwide cohort study of 19,537 patients
Laursen S, Stanley A, Laine L, de Muckadell O. Rebleeding in peptic ulcer bleeding – a nationwide cohort study of 19,537 patients. Scandinavian Journal Of Gastroenterology 2022, 57: 1423-1429. PMID: 35853234, DOI: 10.1080/00365521.2022.2098050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeptic ulcer bleedingNationwide cohort studyUlcer bleedingHemodynamic instabilityCohort studyDuodenal ulcerHigh-risk endoscopic stigmataNon-ulcer lesionsHigh-risk stigmataLogistic regression analysisEndoscopic stigmataPersistent bleedingEndoscopic therapyFrequent complicationConsecutive patientsSuch patientsPrognostic consequencesHigh riskPatientsInterventional radiologyBleedingTwo-fold increaseMortalityUlcersStrongest predictor
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
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