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It is premature to recommend low-dose intravenous proton pump inhibition after endoscopic hemostasis in patients with bleeding ulcers.

Barkun AN, Kuipers EJ, Sung JJ.

Am J Gastroenterol. 2009 Aug;104(8):2120-1. No abstract available. PMID: 19661947 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Urgent endoscopy: what is the rush? Interview by Paul C. Adams.

Barkun A.

Can J Gastroenterol. 2009 Jul;23(7):475-6. No abstract available. PMID: 19623326 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The effectiveness of colonoscopy in reducing mortality from colorectal cancer.

Romagnuolo J, Barkun AN, Manges AR.

Ann Intern Med. 2009 Jun 2;150(11):819; author reply 819-20. No abstract available. PMID: 19487724 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Intravenous proton pump inhibitors: an evidence-based review of their use in gastrointestinal disorders.

Bardou M, Martin J, Barkun A.

Drugs. 2009;69(4):435-48. doi: 10.2165/00003495-200969040-00004. Review.PMID: 19323587 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Association of GUCY2C expression in lymph nodes with time to recurrence and disease-free survival in pN0 colorectal cancer.

Waldman SA, Hyslop T, Schulz S, Barkun A, Nielsen K, Haaf J, Bonaccorso C, Li Y, Weinberg DS.

JAMA. 2009 Feb 18;301(7):745-52.PMID: 19224751 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Intravenous esomeprazole for prevention of recurrent peptic ulcer bleeding: a randomized trial.

Sung JJ, Barkun A, Kuipers EJ, Mössner J, Jensen DM, Stuart R, Lau JY, Ahlbom H, Kilhamn J, Lind T; Peptic Ulcer Bleed Study Group.

Ann Intern Med. 2009 Apr 7;150(7):455-64. Epub 2009 Feb 16.PMID: 19221370 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The potential impact of contemporary developments in the management of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease undergoing an initial gastroscopy.

Salem SB, Kushner Y, Marcus V, Mayrand S, Fallone CA, Barkun AN.

Can J Gastroenterol. 2009 Feb;23(2):99-104.PMID: 19214284 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A case of Cowden's syndrome presenting with gastric carcinomas and gastrointestinal polyposis.

Al-Thihli K, Palma L, Marcus V, Cesari M, Kushner YB, Barkun A, Foulkes WD.

Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009 Mar;6(3):184-9. Epub 2009 Feb 3.PMID: 19190598 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Non-variceal upper GI bleeding in patients already hospitalized for another condition.

Müller T, Barkun AN, Martel M.

Am J Gastroenterol. 2009 Feb;104(2):330-9. Epub 2009 Jan 13.PMID: 19174801 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Do predictors of mortality in upper gastrointestinal bleeding include a weekend time of admission?

Barkun AN.

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009 Mar;7(3):257-8. Epub 2008 Dec 24. No abstract available. PMID: 19166979 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Endoscopic hemostasis in peptic ulcer bleeding for patients with high-risk lesions: a series of meta-analyses.

Barkun AN, Martel M, Toubouti Y, Rahme E, Bardou M.

Gastrointest Endosc. 2009 Apr;69(4):786-99. Epub 2009 Jan 18. Review.PMID: 19152905 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical trial: intravenous pantoprazole vs. ranitidine for the prevention of peptic ulcer rebleeding: a multicentre, multinational, randomized trial.

van Rensburg C, Barkun AN, Racz I, Fedorak R, Bornman PC, Beglinger C, Balanzó J, Devière J, Kupcinskas L, Luehmann R, Doerfler H, Schäfer-Preuss S.

Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2009 Mar 1;29(5):497-507. Epub 2008 Nov 27.PMID: 19053987 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Patterns of antibiotic use and risk of hospital admission because of Clostridium difficile infection.

Dial S, Kezouh A, Dascal A, Barkun A, Suissa S.

CMAJ. 2008 Oct 7;179(8):767-72.PMID: 18838451 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Management of acute bleeding from a peptic ulcer.

Gralnek IM, Barkun AN, Bardou M.

N Engl J Med. 2008 Aug 28;359(9):928-37. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 18753649 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Specific HRQL instruments and symptom scores were more responsive than preference-based generic instruments in patients with GERD.

Brozek JL, Guyatt GH, Heels-Ansdell D, Degl'Innocenti A, Armstrong D, Fallone CA, Wiklund I, van Zanten SV, Chiba N, Barkun AN, Akl EA, Schünemann HJ.

J Clin Epidemiol. 2009 Jan;62(1):102-10. Epub 2008 Jul 10.PMID: 18619804 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The costs of colonoscopy in a Canadian hospital using a microcosting approach.

Sharara N, Adam V, Crott R, Barkun AN.

Can J Gastroenterol. 2008 Jun;22(6):565-70.PMID: 18560635 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The Stretta procedure versus proton pump inhibitors and laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication in the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease: a cost-effectiveness analysis.

Comay D, Adam V, da Silveira EB, Kennedy W, Mayrand S, Barkun AN.

Can J Gastroenterol. 2008 Jun;22(6):552-8.PMID: 18560633 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Canadian credentialing guidelines for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.

Springer J, Enns R, Romagnuolo J, Ponich T, Barkun AN, Armstrong D.

Can J Gastroenterol. 2008 Jun;22(6):547-51. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 18560632 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Should every patient with suspected upper GI bleeding receive a proton pump inhibitor while awaiting endoscopy?

Barkun AN.

Gastrointest Endosc. 2008 Jun;67(7):1064-6. No abstract available. PMID: 18513549 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Does blood urea nitrogen level predict severity and high-risk endoscopic lesions in patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding?

Al-Naamani K, Alzadjali N, Barkun AN, Fallone CA.

Can J Gastroenterol. 2008 Apr;22(4):399-403.PMID: 18414716 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Canadian credentialing guidelines for esophagogastroduodenoscopy.

Ponich T, Enns R, Romagnuolo J, Springer J, Armstrong D, Barkun AN.

Can J Gastroenterol. 2008 Apr;22(4):349-54. No abstract available. PMID: 18414707 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Hospitalizations for upper and lower GI events associated with traditional NSAIDs and acetaminophen among the elderly in Quebec, Canada.

Rahme E, Barkun A, Nedjar H, Gaugris S, Watson D.

Am J Gastroenterol. 2008 Apr;103(4):872-82. Epub 2008 Mar 26.PMID: 18371130 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Nonoperative imaging techniques in suspected biliary tract obstruction.

Tse F, Barkun JS, Romagnuolo J, Friedman G, Bornstein JD, Barkun AN.

HPB (Oxford). 2006;8(6):409-25.PMID: 18333096 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Cost-effectiveness of proton-pump inhibition before endoscopy in upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Al-Sabah S, Barkun AN, Herba K, Adam V, Fallone C, Mayrand S, Pomier-Layrargues G, Kennedy W, Bardou M.

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Apr;6(4):418-25. Epub 2008 Mar 4.PMID: 18304891 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Access to specialist gastroenterology care in Canada: comparison of wait times and consensus targets.

Leddin D, Armstrong D, Barkun AN, Chen Y, Daniels S, Hollingworth R, Hunt RH, Paterson WG.

Can J Gastroenterol. 2008 Feb;22(2):161-7.PMID: 18299735 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Access to specialist gastroenterology care in Canada: the Practice Audit in Gastroenterology (PAGE) Wait Times Program.

Armstrong D, Barkun AN, Chen Y, Daniels S, Hollingworth R, Hunt RH, Leddin D.

Can J Gastroenterol. 2008 Feb;22(2):155-60.PMID: 18299734 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Canadian credentialing guidelines for flexible sigmoidoscopy.

Enns R, Romagnuolo J, Ponich T, Springer J, Armstrong D, Barkun AN.

Can J Gastroenterol. 2008 Feb;22(2):115-9. No abstract available. PMID: 18299727 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Intravenous esomeprazole for prevention of peptic ulcer re-bleeding: rationale/design of Peptic Ulcer Bleed study.

Sung JJ, Mössner J, Barkun A, Kuipers EJ, Lau J, Jensen D, Stuart R, Junghard O, Olsson G; Pub Study Group.

Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2008 Apr;27(8):666-77. Epub 2008 Jan 28.PMID: 18248654 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

EUS: a meta-analysis of test performance in suspected choledocholithiasis.

Tse F, Liu L, Barkun AN, Armstrong D, Moayyedi P.

Gastrointest Endosc. 2008 Feb;67(2):235-44.PMID: 18226685 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Canadian credentialing guidelines for colonoscopy.

Romagnuolo J, Enns R, Ponich T, Springer J, Armstrong D, Barkun AN.

Can J Gastroenterol. 2008 Jan;22(1):17-22. No abstract available. PMID: 18209776 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Canadian credentialing guidelines for endoscopic privileges: an overview.

Armstrong D, Enns R, Ponich T, Romagnuolo J, Springer J, Barkun AN.

Can J Gastroenterol. 2007 Dec;21(12):797-801. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 18080050 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A decision support system to facilitate management of patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding.

Chu A, Ahn H, Halwan B, Kalmin B, Artifon EL, Barkun A, Lagoudakis MG, Kumar A.

Artif Intell Med. 2008 Mar;42(3):247-59. Epub 2007 Dec 11.PMID: 18063351 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Self-expandable metal stents in acute malignant colonic obstruction: shall you cross this bridge?

da Silveira E, Barkun AN.

Gastrointest Endosc. 2008 Jan;67(1):74-6. Epub 2007 Dec 3. No abstract available. PMID: 18054009 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Outliving colorectal cancer.

Barkun A, Flegel K.

CMAJ. 2007 Sep 11;177(6):545, 547. English, French. No abstract available. PMID: 17846432 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Antimicrobial drugs and community-acquired Clostridium difficile-associated disease, UK.

Delaney JA, Dial S, Barkun A, Suissa S.

Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 May;13(5):761-3.PMID: 17553260 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Do proton-pump inhibitors confer additional gastrointestinal protection in patients given celecoxib?

Rahme E, Barkun AN, Toubouti Y, Scalera A, Rochon S, Lelorier J.

Arthritis Rheum. 2007 Jun 15;57(5):748-55.PMID: 17530673 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire for Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (WPAI-GERD): responsiveness to change and English language validation.

Wahlqvist P, Guyatt GH, Armstrong D, Degl'innocenti A, Heels-Ansdell D, El-Dika S, Wiklund I, Fallone CA, Tanser L, Veldhuyzen van Zanten S, Austin P, Barkun AN, Chiba N, Schünemann HJ.

Pharmacoeconomics. 2007;25(5):385-96.PMID: 17488137 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Symptom overlap in patients with upper gastrointestinal complaints in the Canadian confirmatory acid suppression test (CAST) study: further psychometric validation of the reflux disease questionnaire.

van Zanten SV, Armstrong D, Barkun A, Junghard O, White RJ, Wiklund IK.

Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2007 May 1;25(9):1087-97.PMID: 17439510 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

EUS-first versus ERC-first for patients with intermediate probability of bile duct stones: is one strategy superior to the other?

da Silveira EB, Barkun AN.

Endoscopy. 2007 Apr;39(4):357-8. No abstract available. PMID: 17427072 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The roles of magnetic resonance and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (MRCP and ERCP) in the diagnosis of patients with suspected sclerosing cholangitis: a cost-effectiveness analysis.

Meagher S, Yusoff I, Kennedy W, Martel M, Adam V, Barkun A.

Endoscopy. 2007 Mar;39(3):222-8.PMID: 17385107 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Predictors of inappropriate utilization of intravenous proton pump inhibitors.

Afif W, Alsulaiman R, Martel M, Barkun AN.

Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2007 Mar 1;25(5):609-15.PMID: 17305762 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The safety of endoscopic sphincterotomy in patients receiving antiplatelet agents: a case-control study.

Hussain N, Alsulaiman R, Burtin P, Toubouti Y, Rahme E, Boivin JF, Barkun AN.

Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2007 Mar 1;25(5):579-84.PMID: 17305758 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Simple clinical predictors may obviate urgent endoscopy in selected patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding.

Romagnuolo J, Barkun AN, Enns R, Armstrong D, Gregor J.

Arch Intern Med. 2007 Feb 12;167(3):265-70.PMID: 17296882 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Validation of the Rockall scoring system for outcomes from non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding in a Canadian setting.

Enns RA, Gagnon YM, Barkun AN, Armstrong D, Gregor JC, Fedorak RN; RUGBE Investigators Group.

World J Gastroenterol. 2006 Dec 28;12(48):7779-85.PMID: 17203520 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Maximizing the relationship with a mentor.

Barkun A.

Gastrointest Endosc. 2006 Dec;64(6 Suppl):S4-6. No abstract available. PMID: 17113853 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Commonly used preparations for colonoscopy: efficacy, tolerability, and safety--a Canadian Association of Gastroenterology position paper.

Barkun A, Chiba N, Enns R, Marcon M, Natsheh S, Pham C, Sadowski D, Vanner S.

Can J Gastroenterol. 2006 Nov;20(11):699-710. Review.PMID: 17111052 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Surgical clip migration into the common bile duct after orthotopic liver transplantation.

Alsulaiman R, Barkun J, Barkun A.

Gastrointest Endosc. 2006 Nov;64(5):833-4. Epub 2006 Jul 26. No abstract available. PMID: 17055890 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Diagnostic endoscopy: 2020 vision.

Cotton PB, Barkun A, Ginsberg G, Hawes RH, Atkin W, Bjorkman DJ, Dykes C, Elta G, Farrell J, Fleischer D, Ganz R, Glenn T, Janowski D, Johnson D, Kochman M, Kowalski T, Megibow AJ, McQuaid K, Sasa H, Thompson CC, Vargo J, Woods K.

Gastrointest Endosc. 2006 Sep;64(3):395-8. No abstract available. PMID: 16923489 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The importance of process issues as predictors of time to endoscopy in patients with acute upper-GI bleeding using the RUGBE data.

da Silveira EB, Lam E, Martel M, Bensoussan K, Barkun AN; for the RUGBE investigators.

Gastrointest Endosc. 2006 Sep;64(3):299-309.PMID: 16923473 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hospitalization for gastrointestinal bleeding associated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs among elderly patients using low-dose aspirin: a retrospective cohort study.

Rahme E, Bardou M, Dasgupta K, Toubouti Y, Ghosn J, Barkun AN.

Rheumatology (Oxford). 2007 Feb;46(2):265-72. Epub 2006 Jul 13.PMID: 16844699 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article