Intravenous Proton Pump Inhibitors before Endoscopy in Bleeding Peptic Ulcer with High-Risk Stigmata: A Multicentre Comparative Study

oleh: Christopher N Andrews, Adrian Levy, Martin Fishman, Michael Hahn, Kenneth Atkinson, Peter Kwan, Robert Enns

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Wiley 2005-01-01

Deskripsi

BACKGROUND: 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.