2016
Effect of Intragastric Balloons on Liver Enzymes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Popov VB, Thompson CC, Kumar N, Ciarleglio MM, Deng Y, Laine L. Effect of Intragastric Balloons on Liver Enzymes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2016, 61: 2477-2487. PMID: 27207181, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-016-4178-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseLiver enzymesIntragastric balloonMarkers of NAFLDEffective short-term treatmentIntragastric balloon placementObese adult patientsNAFLD activity scoreFatty liver diseaseStudy inclusion criteriaShort-term treatmentMagnetic resonance imagingResultsNine observational studiesBackgroundIntragastric balloonsIGB therapyBalloon insertionLiver testsAdult patientsBalloon therapyObese patientsBalloon removalActivity scoreLiver diseaseHepatic steatosisBalloon placement
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