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Article: Approach cuts rebleeding in clotted peptic ulcers.(Clinical Rounds)
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- Family Practice News
- Article date:
- March 15, 2005
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ORLANDO, FLA. -- A combination of endoscopic and medical treatment of bleeding peptic ulcers with adherent clots results in a significantly lower rebleeding rate than does medical therapy alone, according to findings from a metaanalysis of randomized clinical trials.
Peptic ulcers with adherent clots are problematic because of highly variable rebleeding rates that range from 8% to 36%, Charles J. Kahi, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology.
In the metaanalysis, patients who received combination therapy had about a 60% lower risk of rebleeding than did those who received medical therapy alone.
During a ...