Koichiro Kawaguchi, Akira Yoshida, Takafumi Yuki, Kotaro Shibagaki, Hisao Tanaka, Hirofumi Fujishiro, Youichi Miyaoka, Atsushi Yanagitani, Masaharu Koda, Yukihiro Ikuta, Tetsuro Hamamoto, Tomoyuki Mukoyama, Yuichiro Sasaki, Yoshinori Kushiyama, Mika Yuki, Naoya Noguchi, Masahiko Miura, Yuichiro Ikebuchi, Kazuo Yashima, Yoshikazu Kinoshita, Shunji Ishihara, Hajime Isomoto
Gastroduodenal peptic ulcers are the main cause of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB). We believe that recent advances in endoscopic techniques and devices for diagnosing upper gastrointestinal tract tumors have advanced hemostasis for UGIB. However, few prospective multicenter studies have examined how these changes affect the prognosis. This prospective study included 246 patients with gastroduodenal peptic ulcers treated at 14 participating facilities. The primary endpoint was in-hospital mortality within 4 weeks, and the secondary endpoints required intervention and refractory bleeding...
December 9, 2022: Medicine (Baltimore)