Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Endoscopic therapy yielded lower rates of rebleeding, mortality and surgery compared with ...
A new study shows that elderly patients who underwent endoscopy within one day of presentation for peptic ulcer bleeding had a two-day shorter hospital stay and were less likely to require upper ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . No difference in clinical outcome was observed between patients with bleeding peptic ulcers treated with oral or ...
Researchers report that in patients with peptic ulcer bleeding in whom endoscopy failed to control the bleeding, transarterial embolization is a safe procedure which reduces the need for surgery ...
In this prospective randomized study at a busy tertiary care center, we demonstrated reductions in clinical rebleeding, transfusion requirements, and hospital stay with PPI infusion regimen in acute ...
Findings from a new, multinational, randomized, controlled trial suggest that histamine receptor 2 antagonists and PPIs are equal in their ability to control peptic ulcer rebleeding. However, several ...
The optimal dose of PPIs after endoscopic epinephrine injection for peptic ulcer bleeding is controversial and has not been investigated fully. This prospective study included patients with active ...
TORONTO, Ont., October 13, 2010 — A new material similar to that used by the U.S. Military to treat traumatic injuries is showing promise as the next novel treatment for bleeding ulcers, a condition ...
The American College of Gastroenterology published updated guidelines on managing upper gastrointestinal and ulcer bleeding in the May 2021 issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology. The ...
Among Medicare-certified, single-specialty ASCs, endoscopy is the most common focus, and more than one-third (37%) 1 of certified multi-specialty ASCs have an endoscopy service line. Patient volumes ...
This is a randomized, single-center, prospective, double blind study conducted in a busy tertiary teaching hospital. Consecutive patients with suspected acute peptic ulcer bleeding presenting to the ...