Journal article
Proton pump inhibitor treatment initiated prior to endoscopic diagnosis in upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There is conflicting evidence regarding the clinical efficacy of proton pump inhibitors (PPI) initiated prior to endoscopy in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to systematically review evidence from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that studied PPI treatment initiated before endoscopy in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
Authors
Sreedharan A; Martin J; Leontiadis GI; Dorward S; Howden CW; Forman D; Moayyedi P
Journal
, , No. 4,
Publisher
Wiley
DOI
10.1002/14651858.cd005415.pub2
ISSN
1465-1858