2020
ABC score: a new risk score that accurately predicts mortality in acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding: an international multicentre study
Laursen SB, Oakland K, Laine L, Bieber V, Marmo R, Redondo-Cerezo E, Dalton HR, Ngu J, Schultz M, Soncini M, Gralnek I, Jairath V, Murray IA, Stanley AJ. ABC score: a new risk score that accurately predicts mortality in acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding: an international multicentre study. Gut 2020, 70: 707-716. PMID: 32723845, DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2019-320002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower gastrointestinal bleedingABC scoreLower riskHigher ABC scoresGastrointestinal bleedingRisk scoreMortality rateHospital mortality rateInternational cohort studyManagement of patientsNew risk scoreInternational multicentre studyLower ABC scoreLGIB patientsUGIB patientsComorbidity scoreCohort studyMulticentre studyBlood testsValidation cohortDevelopment cohortLGIBUGIBHigh riskPatients
2015
Delayed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is associated with persistent organ failure in hospitalised patients with acute cholangitis
Lee F, Ohanian E, Rheem J, Laine L, Che K, Kim JJ. Delayed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is associated with persistent organ failure in hospitalised patients with acute cholangitis. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2015, 42: 212-220. PMID: 25997554, DOI: 10.1111/apt.13253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyPersistent organ failureEarly ERCPOrgan failureEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyAcute cholangitisRetrograde cholangiopancreatographySystemic inflammatory response syndromeConsecutive hospitalised patientsCharlson Comorbidity IndexInflammatory response syndromeRelative risk increaseComorbidity indexHospitalised patientsPrimary outcomeResponse syndromeBenign obstructionMalignant stricturesCholangitisPatientsMultivariate analysisRisk increaseHospitalisationHypoalbuminemiaBacteremia