Gastrointestinal endoscopy
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Gastrointest. Endosc. · Dec 2010
Meta AnalysisProkinetics in acute upper GI bleeding: a meta-analysis.
Recent data suggest that administration of prokinetics before gastroscopy may be useful in patients with acute upper GI bleeding (UGIB). Published studies are limited in the number of subjects evaluated, and the conclusions are disparate. ⋯ Intravenous erythromycin or metoclopramide immediately before EGD in acute UGIB patients decreases the need for a repeat EGD, but does not improve other clinically relevant measurable outcomes.