Timing of Endoscopy for Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding.
James Yun Wong LauYuanyuan YuRaymond S Y TangHeyson C H ChanHon-Chi YipShannon M ChanSally W Y LukSunny H WongLouis H S LauRashid N LuiTing T ChanJoyce W Y MakFrancis K L ChanJoseph J Y SungPublished in: The New England journal of medicine (2020)
In patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding who were at high risk for further bleeding or death, endoscopy performed within 6 hours after gastroenterologic consultation was not associated with lower 30-day mortality than endoscopy performed between 6 and 24 hours after consultation. (Funded by the Health and Medical Fund of the Food and Health Bureau, Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01675856.).
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