2022
Trends in characteristics, management, and outcomes of patients presenting with gastrointestinal bleeding to emergency departments in the United States from 2006 to 2019
Zheng NS, Tsay C, Laine L, Shung DL. Trends in characteristics, management, and outcomes of patients presenting with gastrointestinal bleeding to emergency departments in the United States from 2006 to 2019. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2022, 56: 1543-1555. PMID: 36173090, PMCID: PMC9669230, DOI: 10.1111/apt.17238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastrointestinal bleedingLength of stayEmergency departmentMultivariable analysisIncidence of GIBRed blood cell transfusionNationwide Emergency Department SampleBlood cell transfusionIncidence of patientsOutcomes of patientsSex-adjusted incidenceEmergency Department SampleCase fatality rateRecent epidemiologic studiesProportion of casesED dischargeMore comorbiditiesCell transfusionRBC transfusionMore patientsComorbid populationEpidemiological evaluationInpatient costsPrimary diagnosisEpidemiologic studies
2021
Fresh frozen plasma transfusion in acute variceal haemorrhage: Results from a multicentre cohort study
Mohanty A, Kapuria D, Canakis A, Lin H, Amat MJ, Paniz G, Placone NT, Thomasson R, Roy H, Chak E, Baffy G, Curry MP, Laine L, Rustagi T. Fresh frozen plasma transfusion in acute variceal haemorrhage: Results from a multicentre cohort study. Liver International 2021, 41: 1901-1908. PMID: 33969607, DOI: 10.1111/liv.14936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute variceal hemorrhageFresh frozen plasma transfusionFrozen plasma transfusionFFP transfusionLength of stayPlasma transfusionVariceal hemorrhageCohort studyClinical outcomesEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scoreStage liver disease scoreTertiary health care centerSevere variceal bleedingLiver Disease scoreMulticentre cohort studyRetrospective cohort studyHigh-risk patientsOdds of mortalityPoor clinical outcomeHealth care centersMultivariable regression analysisEligible patientsActive bleedingVariceal bleedingMultivariable analysis