Intravenous Proton Pump Inhibitors before Endoscopy in Bleeding Peptic Ulcer with High-Risk Stigmata: A Multicentre Comparative Study
Author(s) -
Christopher N. Andrews,
Adrian R. Levy,
Martin Fishman,
Michael Hahn,
Kenneth Atkinson,
P. Kwan,
Robert Enns
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
canadian journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-7237
pISSN - 0835-7900
DOI - 10.1155/2005/476205
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , endoscopy , pantoprazole , upper gastrointestinal bleeding , peptic , therapeutic endoscopy , proton pump inhibitor , gastrointestinal bleeding , gastroenterology , intensive care unit , surgery , peptic ulcer , omeprazole
It is not clear if starting intravenous proton pump inhibitors (IV PPI) before endoscopic therapy provides additional benefit over starting it afterward in patients with high-risk ulcer stigmata of peptic ulcer disease.
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