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Is routine second-look endoscopy effective after endoscopic hemostasis in acute peptic ulcer bleeding? A meta-analysis
2012
Background Routine second-look endoscopy in modern-era peptic ulcer bleeding (PUB) remains controversial. Objective To assess the effectiveness of routine second-look endoscopy in patients with PUB exhibiting high-risk stigmata after standard medical care and endoscopic therapy. Design Comprehensive literature searches (1990-2011) were performed, seeking randomized trials comparing a routine with an as-needed second endoscopy. Main Outcome Measurements The main outcome was rebleeding. Secondary outcomes were surgery and mortality. Subanalyses assessed the influence of study quality, rebleeding definitions, endoscopic hemostasis modality, and proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapies. Analyses w…
Management of Patients With Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
2011
*Division of Gastroenterology, and Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; INSERM IC-P 803, CHU du Bocage, Dijon, France; Universite de Bourgogne, Dijon, France; **Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Farncombe Family igestive Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Guelph General Hospital, Guelph and McMaster University, Guelph, Ontario, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Division of Gastroenterology, Medical University Canada; f South Carlolina, Charleston, South Carolina; and the Departmen…