Comparison between admission and next-day endoscopy in the management of acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage.
In a prospective study, a comparison between immediate and next-day endoscopy has been made in 100 patients with acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Neither regime was statistically superior to the other. It is concluded that in the majority of patients immediate emergency endoscopy is unnecessary.
D000208:Acute Disease; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004630:Emergencies; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011897:Random Allocation; D013997:Time Factors