Early or delayed endoscopy for patients with peptic ulcer bleeding: A prospective randomized study

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 267-271

  Lin, Hwai Jeng ^a,b   Wang, Kun ^a   Perng, Chin Lin ^a   Chua, Rudy Tan ^a   Lee, Fa Yauh ^a   Lee, Chen Hsen ^a   Lee, Shou Doug ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bloody aspirate; Clear aspirate; Coffee grounds aspirate; Early endoscopy; Peptic ulcer bleeding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMACH HEMORRHAGE; STOMACH INTUBATION; STOMACH SUCTION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGED; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS, ENDOSCOPIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIC ULCER HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030026724     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199606000-00005     Document Type: Article

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