Leon Fisher

Summary

Affiliation: New South Wales
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi Perioperative acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage in older patients with hip fracture: incidence, risk factors and prevention
    L Fisher
    Department of Gastroenterology, The Canberra Hospital, ACT, Australia
    Aliment Pharmacol Ther 25:297-308. 2007
  2. ncbi Vitamin D and parathyroid hormone in outpatients with noncholestatic chronic liver disease
    Leon Fisher
    Department of Gastroenterology, Canberra Hospital, ACT, Australia
    Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 5:513-20. 2007
  3. ncbi Prevalence of vitamin K and vitamin D deficiency in patients with hepatobiliary and pancreatic disorders
    Leon Fisher
    Department of Gastroenterology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
    Nutr Res 29:676-83. 2009
  4. ncbi Endoscopic skills training in a simulated clinical setting
    Leon Fisher
    Department of Gastroenterology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia
    Simul Healthc 5:232-7. 2010
  5. ncbi Cardiopulmonary complications of ERCP in older patients
    Leon Fisher
    Department of Gastroenterology, The Canberra Hospital, Woden, Canberra, ACT 2606, Australia
    Gastrointest Endosc 63:948-55. 2006
  6. ncbi Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration of solid pancreatic lesions: Performance and outcomes
    Leon Fisher
    Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia
    J Gastroenterol Hepatol 24:90-6. 2009

Detail Information

Publications6

  1. ncbi Perioperative acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage in older patients with hip fracture: incidence, risk factors and prevention
    L Fisher
    Department of Gastroenterology, The Canberra Hospital, ACT, Australia
    Aliment Pharmacol Ther 25:297-308. 2007
    ..No specific preventive strategy exists for acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage in hip fracture patients...
  2. ncbi Vitamin D and parathyroid hormone in outpatients with noncholestatic chronic liver disease
    Leon Fisher
    Department of Gastroenterology, Canberra Hospital, ACT, Australia
    Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 5:513-20. 2007
    ..Our aim was to determine the prevalence and type of vitamin D-parathyroid hormone (PTH) disturbance in ambulatory patients with noncholestatic chronic liver disease (CLD) and its relationship with disease severity and liver function...
  3. ncbi Prevalence of vitamin K and vitamin D deficiency in patients with hepatobiliary and pancreatic disorders
    Leon Fisher
    Department of Gastroenterology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
    Nutr Res 29:676-83. 2009
    ..Liver dysfunction is associated with and predictive of vitamin K deficiency of bone and decreased production of osteocalcin, indicating the need for appropriate supplementation...
  4. ncbi Endoscopic skills training in a simulated clinical setting
    Leon Fisher
    Department of Gastroenterology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia
    Simul Healthc 5:232-7. 2010
    ..We describe a simulation and scenario-based model of training in gastrointestinal endoscopic hemostasis, which combines acquisition of procedural and problem-solving skills in a close to reality simulated clinical setting...
  5. ncbi Cardiopulmonary complications of ERCP in older patients
    Leon Fisher
    Department of Gastroenterology, The Canberra Hospital, Woden, Canberra, ACT 2606, Australia
    Gastrointest Endosc 63:948-55. 2006
    ..Desaturation and myocardial ischemia/injury were associated with post-ERCP pancreatitis...
  6. ncbi Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration of solid pancreatic lesions: Performance and outcomes
    Leon Fisher
    Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia
    J Gastroenterol Hepatol 24:90-6. 2009
    ..We report our single-centre experience with endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) of solid pancreatic lesions with regard to clinical utility, diagnostic accuracy and safety...