Issue Highlights

The optimal time to endoscopy in patients with a high-risk of upper GI bleeding is unknown. In this issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cho and colleagues1 compared outcomes between high-risk patients (defined as Glasgow-Blatchford score> 7) who underwent “urgent endoscopy” within 6 hours (n = 571) to those who underwent “elective endoscopy” between 6-48 hours (n = 390). Patients undergoing urgent endoscopy had a higher proportion of active hemorrhage on endoscopy and need for endoscopic intervention.
Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Issue highlights Source Type: research