ABC score: a new risk score that accurately predicts mortality in acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding: an international multicentre study
Laursen SB, Oakland K, Laine L, Bieber V, Marmo R, Redondo-Cerezo E, Dalton HR, Ngu J, Schultz M, Soncini M, Gralnek I, Jairath V, Murray IA, Stanley AJ. ABC score: a new risk score that accurately predicts mortality in acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding: an international multicentre study. Gut 2020, 70: 707-716. PMID: 32723845, DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2019-320002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower gastrointestinal bleedingABC scoreLower riskHigher ABC scoresGastrointestinal bleedingRisk scoreMortality rateHospital mortality rateInternational cohort studyManagement of patientsNew risk scoreInternational multicentre studyLower ABC scoreLGIB patientsUGIB patientsComorbidity scoreCohort studyMulticentre studyBlood testsValidation cohortDevelopment cohortLGIBUGIBHigh riskPatientsPhysicians' Perceptions of Proton Pump Inhibitor Risks and Recommendations to Discontinue: A National Survey.
Kurlander JE, Rubenstein JH, Richardson CR, Krein SL, De Vries R, Zikmund-Fisher BJ, Yang YX, Laine L, Weissman A, Saini SD. Physicians' Perceptions of Proton Pump Inhibitor Risks and Recommendations to Discontinue: A National Survey. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2020, 115: 689-696. PMID: 32091419, PMCID: PMC7196016, DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000558.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProton pump inhibitorsPPI adverse effectsAdverse effectsHigh riskLong-term PPI useGastroesophageal reflux diseaseMultiple adverse effectsPPI useReflux diseasePPI discontinuationInhibitor riskMost internistsPump inhibitorsPhysicians' perceptionsInternists' perceptionsSignificant associationGeneral medicineDiscontinuationLogistic regressionClinical usePatientsFuture interventionsIndividual riskPreventionUGIB