Randomized trial of normal saline solution injection versus bipolar electrocoagulation for treatment of patients with high-risk bleeding ulcers: Is local tamponade enough?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 6-10

  Laine, Loren ^a,b   Estrada, Roque ^a,b  

^a USC School of Medicine ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ULCER; DRUG SOLUTION; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HEMOSTASIS; INTRALESIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIC ULCER BLEEDING; RECURRENT DISEASE;

DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS, ENDOSCOPIC; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIC ULCER HEMORRHAGE; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 0036133906     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mge.2002.120390     Document Type: Article

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