Heparin-bridging therapy and risk of post-polypectomy bleeding: Meta-analysis of data reported by Japanese colonoscopists.

Veeravich JaruvongvanichBuravej AssavapongpaiboonKarn WijarnpreechaPatompong Ungprasert

Published in: Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (2017)

The present study demonstrated a significantly increased risk of PPB among patients who underwent colonoscopic polypectomy and received heparin-bridging therapy in lieu of antithrombotic agents compared to patients who did not receive it.

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