2019
Interventions for Primary Prevention of Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
Laine L. Interventions for Primary Prevention of Esophageal Variceal Bleeding. Hepatology 2019, 69: 1382-1384. PMID: 30561058, DOI: 10.1002/hep.30463.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2017
Is there a role for combined sclerotherapy and ligation in the endoscopic treatment of gastroesophageal varices?
Laine L. Is there a role for combined sclerotherapy and ligation in the endoscopic treatment of gastroesophageal varices? Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2017, 86: 316-318. PMID: 28728669, DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2017.02.005.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2015
Factors impacting physicians’ decisions to prevent variceal hemorrhage
Yan K, Bridges J, Augustin S, Laine L, Garcia-Tsao G, Fraenkel L. Factors impacting physicians’ decisions to prevent variceal hemorrhage. BMC Gastroenterology 2015, 15: 55. PMID: 25934271, PMCID: PMC4423490, DOI: 10.1186/s12876-015-0287-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic variceal ligationEradication of varicesLiver diseaseFirst variceal bleedMore daysSpecific treatment attributesLatent class analysisMechanism of actionVariceal bleedVariceal hemorrhageLarge varicesVariceal ligationPhysician characteristicsTreatment preferencesTreatment characteristicsTreatment attributesGroup 2Side effectsPrevention strategiesClass analysisVaricesPatientsPhysiciansDistinct subgroupsStandardized patients
1997
Management of actively bleeding esophageal varices
Laine L. Management of actively bleeding esophageal varices. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1997, 46: 83-84. PMID: 9260714, DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5107(97)70218-9.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
1996
Randomized comparison of ligation versus ligation plus sclerotherapy in patients with bleeding esophageal varices
Laine L, Stein C, Sharma V. Randomized comparison of ligation versus ligation plus sclerotherapy in patients with bleeding esophageal varices. Gastroenterology 1996, 110: 529-533. PMID: 8566601, DOI: 10.1053/gast.1996.v110.pm8566601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEsophageal varicesVariceal eradicationCombined therapyTreatment sessionsMajor bleedingMean followEndoscopic sclerotherapyHospital daysRepeat endoscopyRandomized comparisonSclerotherapyVaricesPatientsAbstractTextTherapyMore sessionsLigationEradicationComplicationsSignificant differencesAIMSTreatmentSessionsGreater timeBleeding
1995
Endoscopic ligation compared with sclerotherapy for treatment of esophageal variceal bleeding. A meta-analysis.
Laine L, Cook D. Endoscopic ligation compared with sclerotherapy for treatment of esophageal variceal bleeding. A meta-analysis. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1995, 123: 280-7. PMID: 7611595, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-123-4-199508150-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEsophageal variceal bleedingTreatment of patientsEndoscopic ligationVariceal bleedingEsophageal varicesEndoscopic treatmentDuplicate data abstractionDuplicate independent reviewEndoscopic treatment sessionsRate of deathRelevant primary articlesReview of citationsVariceal obliterationBacterial peritonitisLigation therapyPulmonary infectionEsophageal strictureMethodologic qualitySclerotherapyMortality rateTreatment sessionsPatientsRelevant articlesPrimary investigatorUnpublished studiesLigation: Endoscopic treatment of choice for patients with bleeding esophageal varices?
Laine L. Ligation: Endoscopic treatment of choice for patients with bleeding esophageal varices? Hepatology 1995, 22: 663-665. PMID: 7635437, DOI: 10.1002/hep.1840220242.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
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