Lisa L. Strate
University of Washington
126 Papers
185 Citations
Lisa L. Strate is an academic researcher from University of Washington. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Diverticulitis. The author has an hindex of 28, co-authored 89 publications. Previous affiliations of Lisa L. Strate include Harborview Medical Center & Aarhus University Hospital.
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Papers
ACG Clinical Guideline: Management of Patients With Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Lisa L. Strate,Ian M. Gralnek +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provided recommendations for the management of patients with acute overt lower gastrointestinal bleeding, where they assessed the patients' hemodynamic status with intravascular volume resuscitation started as needed.
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Obesity Increases the Risks of Diverticulitis and Diverticular Bleeding
Lisa L. Strate,Lisa L. Strate,Yan L. Liu,Walid H. Aldoori,Sapna Syngal,Sapna Syngal,Edward Giovannucci +6 more
TL;DR: In this large prospective cohort study of 47,228 male health professionals, BMI, waist circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio significantly increased the risks of diverticulitis and diverticular bleeding.
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Diverticular Disease as a Chronic Illness: Evolving Epidemiologic and Clinical Insights
TL;DR: Health-care providers should maintain a high index of suspicion for the multifaceted presentations of diverticular disease, and remain aware that it might contribute to long-term emotional distress beyond traditional diverticulitis attacks.
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Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Treatment of Diverticulitis
Lisa L. Strate,Arden M. Morris +1 more
TL;DR: Elective surgical resection is no longer recommended solely based on number of recurrent events or young patient age and might not be necessary for some patients with diverticulitis complicated by abscess, and randomized trials of hemodynamically stable patients who require urgent surgery provide evidence to support primary anastomosis vs sigmoid colectomy with end colostomy.
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Nut, Corn, and Popcorn Consumption and the Incidence of Diverticular Disease
TL;DR: In this large, prospective study of men without known diverticular disease, nut, corn, and popcorn consumption did not increase the risk of diverticulosis or diverticular complications and the recommendation to avoid these foods to prevent diversionicular complications should be reconsidered.