2013
Aggressive Hydration With Lactated Ringer's Solution Reduces Pancreatitis After Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
Buxbaum J, Yan A, Yeh K, Lane C, Nguyen N, Laine L. Aggressive Hydration With Lactated Ringer's Solution Reduces Pancreatitis After Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2013, 12: 303-307.e1. PMID: 23920031, PMCID: PMC3879172, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2013.07.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyPost-ERCP pancreatitisAggressive hydrationStandard hydrationVolume overloadEpigastric painRetrograde cholangiopancreatographyRinger's solutionFirst-time endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyVisual analogue pain scoreEnd pointPilot studyAggressive intravenous hydrationAnalog pain scoresIncidence of pancreatitisPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsCommon serious complicationLactated Ringer's solutionPeriprocedural hydrationIntravenous hydrationPain scoresSerious complicationsSerum levelsPancreatitis
2008
Esophageal capsule endoscopy for screening and surveillance of esophageal varices in patients with portal hypertension
de Franchis R, Eisen GM, Laine L, Fernandez‐Urien I, Herrerias JM, Brown RD, Fisher L, Vargas HE, Vargo J, Thompson J, Eliakim R. Esophageal capsule endoscopy for screening and surveillance of esophageal varices in patients with portal hypertension. Hepatology 2008, 47: 1595-1603. PMID: 18435461, DOI: 10.1002/hep.22227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEsophageal varicesEsophageal capsule endoscopyNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valuePredictive valueCapsule endoscopyPortal hypertensionLarge esophageal varicesVariceal gradeLarge varicesMulticenter trialCurrent guidelinesEsophagogastroduodenoscopyTreatment decisionsVaricesCapsule studyPatientsEndoscopyPilot studyDiagnostic performanceEquivalence studyKappa scoresMinimal invasivenessCirrhosisHypertension
1999
Once-daily therapy for H. pylori infection: a randomized comparison of four regimens
Laine L, Estrada R, Trujillo M, Cheybani K, Yeramian P, Smith S, Neil G. Once-daily therapy for H. pylori infection: a randomized comparison of four regimens. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 1999, 94: 962. PMID: 10201465, DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1999.995_r.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsH. pylori infectionEradication ratePylori infectionExtended-release formulationDaily therapyBreath testDaily triple therapyHigh-dose omeprazoleTreat eradication ratesCompletion of therapyHelicobacter pylori infectionRepeat breath testStudy medicationTriple therapyEndoscopic biopsyRandomized comparisonLack of complianceTherapyPilot studyInfectionFurther studiesClarithromycinOmamDaysSubjects