Proton pump inhibitors for acute upper GI bleeding.
Each year, around 1 in 1,000 adults in the UK has an acute upper gastrointestinal bleed. Acute treatment often includes the use of a proton pump inhibitor, although none is licensed in the UK for this indication. Here we consider whether such treatment helps and, if so, how it should be used.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009853:Omeprazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors; D009853:Omeprazole