| Title |
Somatostatin Analogues in the Treatment of Recurrent Bleeding from Gastrointestinal Vascular Malformations: An Overview and Systematic Review of Prospective Observational Studies
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
Digestive Diseases and Sciences, April 2010
|
| DOI | 10.1007/s10620-010-1193-6 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Colin Brown, Venkataraman Subramanian, C. Mel Wilcox, Shajan Peter |
| Abstract |
Vascular malformation of the gastrointestinal tract is an uncommon cause for gastrointestinal bleeding. Traditionally, gastroenterologists prefer to use endoscopic modalities like argon plasma coagulation and electrocoagulation to treat accessible lesions. The role of somatostatin analogues (octreotide) in preventing recurrent bleeding in these patients is unclear. The use of pharmacological treatments would be useful especially in refractory bleeding, inaccessible lesions and in patients who are at high risk for invasive interventions. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 72 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2 | 3% |
| France | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 69 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 14% |
| Researcher | 9 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 10% |
| Other | 15 | 21% |
| Unknown | 14 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 49 | 68% |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 3% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 1% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 4 | 6% |
| Unknown | 12 | 17% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 July 2013.
All research outputs
#16,172,769
of 23,854,458 outputs
Outputs from Digestive Diseases and Sciences
#2,920
of 4,304 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#79,715
of 97,586 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Digestive Diseases and Sciences
#19
of 21 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 23,854,458 research outputs across all sources so far. This one is in the 21st percentile – i.e., 21% of other outputs scored the same or lower than it.
So far Altmetric has tracked 4,304 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 5.8. This one is in the 24th percentile – i.e., 24% of its peers scored the same or lower than it.
Older research outputs will score higher simply because they've had more time to accumulate mentions. To account for age we can compare this Altmetric Attention Score to the 97,586 tracked outputs that were published within six weeks on either side of this one in any source. This one is in the 10th percentile – i.e., 10% of its contemporaries scored the same or lower than it.
We're also able to compare this research output to 21 others from the same source and published within six weeks on either side of this one. This one is in the 1st percentile – i.e., 1% of its contemporaries scored the same or lower than it.