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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pro/con debate: octreotide has an important role in the treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding of unknown origin?

Arabi Y, Al Knawy B, Barkun AN, Bardou M.

Crit Care. 2006;10(4):218. Review.PMID: 16834764 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Unexplained chronic cough: to test for or to treat GERD--do we have the answer?

Fallone CA, Barkun AN.

Dig Liver Dis. 2006 Jul;38(7):458-60. Epub 2006 May 30. No abstract available. PMID: 16731059 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Review article: acid-related disease--what are the unmet clinical needs?

Katz PO, Scheiman JM, Barkun AN.

Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2006 Jun;23 Suppl 2:9-22. Review.PMID: 16700899 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The prevalence of Barrett's oesophagus in a cohort of 1040 Canadian primary care patients with uninvestigated dyspepsia undergoing prompt endoscopy.

Veldhuyzen van Zanten SJ, Thomson AB, Barkun AN, Armstrong D, Chiba N, White RJ, Escobedo S, Sinclair P.

Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2006 Mar 1;23(5):595-9.PMID: 16480398 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Validation of a symptom diary for patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.

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

Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2006 Feb 15;23(4):531-41.PMID: 16441474 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Validation of a 7-point Global Overall Symptom scale to measure the severity of dyspepsia symptoms in clinical trials.

Veldhuyzen van Zanten SJ, Chiba N, Armstrong D, Barkun AN, Thomson AB, Mann V, Escobedo S, Chakraborty B, Nevin K.

Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2006 Feb 15;23(4):521-9.PMID: 16441473 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Use of gastric acid-suppressive agents and the risk of community-acquired Clostridium difficile-associated disease.

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

JAMA. 2005 Dec 21;294(23):2989-95.PMID: 16414946 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Response to "Potentially flawed interpretation of data by Andriulli et al.".

Barkun AN, Thomson A, Marshall J, Bardou M.

Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 Sep;100(9):2133; author reply 2133-4. No abstract available. PMID: 16128965 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A sampling of Canadian practice in managing nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding before recent guideline publication: is there room for improvement?

Bensoussan K, Fallone CA, Barkun AN, Martel M; RUGBE Investigators.

Can J Gastroenterol. 2005 Aug;19(8):487-95.PMID: 16107900 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The impact of illness in patients with moderate to severe gastro-esophageal reflux disease.

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

BMC Gastroenterol. 2005 Jul 10;5:23.PMID: 16004616 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Heartburn-dominant, uninvestigated dyspepsia: a comparison of 'PPI-start' and 'H2-RA-start' management strategies in primary care--the CADET-HR Study.

Armstrong D, Veldhuyzen van Zanten SJ, Barkun AN, Chiba N, Thomson AB, Smyth S, Sinclair P, Chakraborty B, White RJ; CADET-HR Study Group.

Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2005 May 15;21(10):1189-202.PMID: 15882239 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The role of ciprofloxacin in prolonging polyethylene biliary stent patency: a multicenter, double-blinded effectiveness study.

Chan G, Barkun J, Barkun AN, Valois E, Cohen A, Friedman G, Parent J, Love J, Enns R, Baffis V, Jabbari M, Szego P, Stein L, Abraham N.

J Gastrointest Surg. 2005 Apr;9(4):481-8.PMID: 15797227 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Meta-analysis: proton-pump inhibition in high-risk patients with acute peptic ulcer bleeding.

Bardou M, Toubouti Y, Benhaberou-Brun D, Rahme E, Barkun AN.

Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2005 Mar 15;21(6):677-86.PMID: 15771753 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The influence of demographic factors and health-related quality of life on treatment satisfaction in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease treated with esomeprazole.

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

Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2005 Jan 13;3:4.PMID: 15649314 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A randomized multicenter trial to evaluate simple utility elicitation techniques in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease.

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

Med Care. 2004 Nov;42(11):1132-42.PMID: 15586841 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Do physicians correctly assess patient symptom severity in gastro-oesophageal reflux disease?

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

Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2004 Nov 15;20(10):1161-9.PMID: 15569119 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Effect of chronic intake of NSAIDs and cyclooxygenase 2-selective inhibitors on esophageal cancer incidence.

Bardou M, Barkun AN, Ghosn J, Hudson M, Rahme E.

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2004 Oct;2(10):880-7.PMID: 15476151 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles