2020
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding: Causes and patient outcomes
Almadi MA, Almutairdi A, Alruzug IM, Aldarsouny TA, Semaan T, Aldaher MK, AlMustafa A, Azzam N, Batwa F, Albawardy B, Aljebreen A. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding: Causes and patient outcomes. Saudi Journal Of Gastroenterology 2020, 27: 20-27. PMID: 33047678, PMCID: PMC8083248, DOI: 10.4103/sjg.sjg_297_20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEsophageal and Gastric VaricesGastrointestinal HemorrhageHumansMaleMiddle AgedPeptic UlcerRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentConceptsUpper gastrointestinal bleedingIntensive care unitPre-endoscopic Rockall scoreRockall scoreICU admissionHemodynamic statusCare unitPatient outcomesMortality rateCauses of UGIBPrior upper gastrointestinal bleedingTertiary care university hospitalHospital mortality rateCare university hospitalPatient's hemodynamic statusPeptic ulcer diseaseImportant patient outcomesPast medical conditionsHospital mortalityNonvariceal sourcesGastrointestinal bleedingLaboratory characteristicsConsiderable morbidityEsophageal varicesUlcer disease
2018
Outcomes of endoscopic intervention for overt GI bleeding in severe thrombocytopenia
Ramos GP, Binder M, Hampel P, Braga Neto MB, Sunjaya D, Al Bawardy B, Abu Dayyeh BK, Buttar NS, Bruining DH, Prabhu-Coelho N, Larson MV, Wong Kee Song LM, Rajan E. Outcomes of endoscopic intervention for overt GI bleeding in severe thrombocytopenia. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2018, 88: 55-61. PMID: 29408558, DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2018.01.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCause of DeathCohort StudiesComorbidityEndoscopy, GastrointestinalErythrocyte TransfusionFemaleGastrointestinal HemorrhageHematemesisHemostasis, SurgicalHumansHypotensionIntensive Care UnitsInternational Normalized RatioLiver CirrhosisLung DiseasesMaleMelenaMiddle AgedMortalityPartial Thromboplastin TimePlatelet TransfusionRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexThrombocytopeniaYoung AdultConceptsIncreased international normalized ratioOvert gastrointestinal bleedingInitial hemostasis rateRecurrent bleeding rateGastrointestinal bleedingLiver cirrhosisSevere thrombocytopeniaPlatelet transfusionsPlatelet countTherapeutic yieldRecurrent bleedingHemostasis rateAdverse eventsBleeding rateHigh initial hemostasis rateIntensive care unit admissionCare unit admissionPredictors of mortalityCause mortality ratesMedian platelet countHours of presentationInternational normalized ratioSetting of thrombocytopeniaProcedural adverse eventsPartial thromboplastin time
2016
Outcomes and Predictors of Rebleeding After 2-Octyl Cyanoacrylate Injection in Acute Gastric Variceal Hemorrhage
Al-Bawardy B, Gorospe EC, Saleem A, Buttar NS, Song L. Outcomes and Predictors of Rebleeding After 2-Octyl Cyanoacrylate Injection in Acute Gastric Variceal Hemorrhage. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2016, 50: 458-463. PMID: 26890326, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0000000000000487.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute gastric variceal hemorrhageGastric variceal obturationGastric variceal hemorrhageVariceal hemorrhageAdverse eventsPulmonary embolismEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scoreGastric varices type 1Gastric variceal rebleedingLiver Disease scoreMetastatic hepatocellular carcinomaAcute hemostasisCyanoacrylate injectionHospital mortalityHospital rebleedingSarin classificationVariceal rebleedingEndoscopic injectionGastric varicesPulmonary emboliRenal failureHemorrhagic strokeInitial hemostasisVariceal obturationPatient cohort
2015
Retained Capsule Endoscopy in a Large Tertiary Care Academic Practice and Radiologic Predictors of Retention
Al-Bawardy B, Locke G, Huprich JE, Fletcher JG, Fidler JL, Barlow JM, Becker B, Rajan E, Loftus EV, Bruining DH, Hansel SL. Retained Capsule Endoscopy in a Large Tertiary Care Academic Practice and Radiologic Predictors of Retention. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2015, 21: 2158-2164. PMID: 26284295, DOI: 10.1097/mib.0000000000000482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCapsule retentionCE retentionPartial obstructionCross-sectional imaging findingsHigh-risk featuresObscure gastrointestinal bleedingPresence of stricturesTertiary care populationComputed tomography scanComputed tomography reportsTreatment of inflammationCapsule endoscopy examinationSmall bowel anastomosisDetails of managementCE indicationsGastrointestinal bleedingObstructive symptomsRadiologic predictorsPatient demographicsCommon indicationGastrointestinal radiologistsRetrospective reviewClinical outcomesHeterogenous cohortImaging findings