A multicenter, randomized controlled trial comparing the identification rate of stigmata of recent hemorrhage and rebleeding rate between early and elective colonoscopy in outpatient-onset acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

The clinical benefit of early colonoscopy within 24 h of arrival in patients with severe acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding (ALGIB) remains controversial. This trial will compare early colonoscopy (performe...

Source: Trials - April 3, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ryota Niikura, Naoyoshi Nagata, Atsuo Yamada, Hisashi Doyama, Yasutoshi Shiratori, Tsutomu Nishida, Shu Kiyotoki, Tomoyuki Yada, Tomoki Fujita, Tetsuya Sumiyoshi, Kenkei Hasatani, Tatsuya Mikami, Tetsuro Honda, Katsuhiro Mabe, Kazuo Hara, Katsumi Yamamoto Tags: Study protocol Source Type: research