No Benefit Seen for Rushing Endoscopy in Some High-Risk GI Patients No Benefit Seen for Rushing Endoscopy in Some High-Risk GI Patients

Performing endoscopy during the first six hours after a patient with gastrointestinal bleeding is handed off to a specialist does not lower the 30-day mortality rate compared to procedures done six to 24 hours after consultation, according to a new study of 516 volunteers reported in Thursday ' s New England Journal of Medicine.Reuters Health Information
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