Endoscopic haemostasis in non-variceal upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage using adrenaline injection.
Fifteen patients found to have active arterial bleeding from non-variceal lesions at upper gastrointestinal endoscopy were treated with local injection of 1/10,000 adrenaline. Permanent haemostasis was obtained in 13 patients, and two required emergency surgery for rebleeding. Adrenaline injection is an effective, simple method of endoscopic haemostasis.
Steele
R J
RJ
Logie
J R
JR
Munro
A
A
Nichols
D M
DM
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004724:Endoscopy; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006487:Hemostasis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy*
D004837:Epinephrine