Randomised comparison between adrenaline injection alone and adrenaline injection plus heat probe treatment for actively bleeding ulcers.

OBJECTIVE: To compare endoscopic adrenaline injection alone and adrenaline injection plus heat probe for the treatment of actively bleeding peptic ulcers. DESIGN: Randomised prospective study of patients admitted with actively bleeding peptic ulcers. SETTING: One university hospital. SUBJECTS: 276 patients with actively bleeding ulcers detected by endoscopy within 24 hours of admission: 136 patients were randomised to endoscopic adrenaline injection alone and 140 to adrenaline injection plus heat probe treatment. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Initial endoscopic haemostasis; clinical rebleeding; requirement for operation; requirement for blood transfusion; hospital stay, ulcer healing at four weeks; and mortality in hospital. RESULTS: Initial haemostasis was achieved in 131/134 patients (98%) who received adrenaline injection alone and 135/136 patients (99%) who received additional heat probe treatment (P = 0.33). Outcome as measured by clinical rebleeding (12 v 5), requirement for emergency operation (14 v 8), blood transfusion (2 v 3 units), hospital stay (4 v 4 days), ulcer healing at four weeks (79.1% v 74%), and in hospital mortality (7 v 8) were not significantly different in the two groups. In the subgroup of patients with spurting haemorrhage 8/27 (29.6%; 14.5% to 50.3%) patients from the adrenaline injection alone group and 2/31 (6.5%; 1.1% to 22.9%) patients from the dual treatment group required operative intervention. The relative risk of this was lower in the dual treatment group (0.17; 0.03 to 0.87). Hospital stay was significantly shorter in the dual treatment group than the adrenaline injection alone group (4 v 6 days, P = 0.01). CONCLUSION: The addition of heat probe treatment after endoscopic adrenaline injection confers an advantage in ulcers with spurting haemorrhage.     

Effects of fibrinolytic inhibitors on mortality from upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage.

OBJECTIVE--To see whether fibrinolytic inhibitors are of value when given to patients with upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. DESIGN--Meta-analysis of six randomised double blind placebo controlled trials. Two methods used for obtaining an overall estimate of effect, including a random effects model incorporating any heterogeneity of outcome in the estimate of the overall treatment effect. SETTING--Inpatient care in hospitals in the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Australia. PATIENTS--1267 Patients admitted to hospital with primary diagnosis of acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Five of the six trials included a high proportion of elderly patients. Most patients were bleeding from peptic ulcers in the stomach and duodenum (43-88%) or gastric erosions (4-23%). A variable proportion had a degree of clinical shock at entry. INTERVENTIONS--Tranexamic acid 3-6 g/day given intravenously for two or three days followed by 3-6 g/day by mouth for a further three to five days (four trials) or 4.5-12 g/day by mouth for two to seven days (two trials). END POINTS--Frequency of recurrent haemorrhage, need for surgery, and death. MAIN RESULTS--Treatment with tranexamic acid was associated with a 20-30% reduction in the rate of rebleeding, a 30-40% reduction (95% confidence interval 10% to 60%) in mortality. CONCLUSIONS--Treatment with tranexamic acid may be of value to patients considered to be at risk of dying after an upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage.     

Importance of hypovolaemic shock and endoscopic signs in predicting recurrent haemorrhage from peptic ulceration: a prospective evaluation.

The incidence of rebleeding was studied prospectively in 177 patients with acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage from peptic ulceration with reference to the degree of haemodynamic insult on admission and the presence of endoscopic signs of recent haemorrhage on initial endoscopy. Rebleeding occurred in two (2%) of 114 patients without shock, in seven (18%) of 38 with tachycardia (pulse rate greater than 100 beats/min, systolic blood pressure greater than 100 mm Hg), and in 12 (48%) of 25 with shock (systolic blood pressure less than 100 mm Hg). A similar gradient was noted with the presence of endoscopic signs alone. Rebleeding occurred in four (5%) of 79 patients with no endoscopic signs, in none of 40 with black spot only, in 11 (23%) of 48 with a clot, and in five (50%) of 10 with a visible vessel on endoscopy. When the incidence of rebleeding was assessed in shocked patients, however, it was significantly higher in those with important signs (clot or visible vessel), in 11 (79%) out of 14 patients, than in those with no signs, in one (9%) out of 11 (p less than 0.001). These data suggest that the association of shock with important endoscopic signs is a stronger predictor of rebleeding than either shock or important signs alone. More aggressive treatment may be warranted in this small group of patients.     

Clinical findings,early endoscopy,and multivariate analysis in patients bleeding from the upper gastrointestinal tract.

A simple system has been developed to identify patients with upper gastrointestinal tract haemorrhage who run a high risk of continued bleeding or rebleeding. The system is based on six items of patient data available at or soon after arrival in hospital. It was evaluated in a prospective study of 66 patients with upper gastrointestinal tract haemorrhage. Over half of the patients classified by the system into a high-risk category either continued bleeding or rebled after apparent cessation (as against one out of 33 patients in the low-risk category). The high-rish group also had a higher mortality (21%) than those in the low-risk group (nil). The addition or subtraction of early endoscopic findings made little difference to the accuracy of prognosis.     

高剂量生长抑素、奥美拉唑联合止血芳酸治疗急性上消化道出血合并凝血功能障碍患者的临床效果

目的:探讨高剂量生长抑素、奥美拉唑联合止血芳酸治疗急性上消化道出血合并凝血功能障碍患者的临床效果及安全性。方法:选择我院2014年1月~2017年12月收治的92例急性上消化出血合并凝血功能障碍的患者,并按随机数表法将其分为对照组和研究组。对照组予以常规剂量生长抑素、奥美拉唑联合止血芳酸治疗,研究组予以高剂量生长抑素治疗,其余奥美拉唑及止血芳酸用法同对照组。治疗后,比较两组的临床疗效、止血情况、住院时间,治疗前后血常规指标、凝血功能的变化及并发症的发生情况。结果:治疗后,研究组总有效率明显高于对照组[91.30%vs.74.42%](P0.05),而平均止血时间、再止血率及住院时间均明显短于对照组(P0.05);两组白细胞计数(WBC)、部分活化凝血酶原时间(APTT)及凝血酶原时间(PT)均较治疗前明显下降,血红蛋白(Hb)、红细胞计数(RBC)、红细胞压积(Hct)及血小板计数(PLT)均较治疗前明显上升,且研究组以上指标变化较对照组更明显(P0.05)。两组并发症的发生率比较差异均无统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:高剂量生长抑素、奥美拉唑联合止血芳酸治疗急性上消化道出血合并凝血功能障碍的效果明显优于常规剂量生长抑素、奥美拉唑联合止血芳酸治疗,其能够更有效缩短止血时间,避免再出血,且未增加药物不良反应,安全性高。     

限制性输血与开放性输血对急性上消化道出血患者凝血功能、血液流变学及预后的影响

摘要 目的：探讨限制性输血与开放性输血对急性上消化道出血患者凝血功能、血液流变学及预后的影响。方法：选取2018年1月~2020年1月期间我院收治的急性上消化道出血患者80例,根据随机数字表法分为对照组（n=40）和研究组（n=40）,对照组患者输血方式采用开放性输血,研究组患者输血方式采用限制性输血,比较两组患者治疗24 h后、48 h后、72 h后的止血率。统计两组患者死亡率、疗效、再出血率和不良事件发生率。比较两组治疗前、治疗72 h后的Blatchford评分及凝血功能指标：凝血酶原时间（PT）、活化部分凝血活酶时间（APTT）以及血液流变学指标：全血黏度、血浆黏度、红细胞比容。结果：研究组治疗24 h后的止血率高于对照组（P<0.05）;两组治疗48 h后、治疗72 h后的止血率组间比较差异无统计学意义（P>0.05）。两组治疗72 h后Blatchford评分均下降,且研究组低于对照组（P<0.05）。两组治疗72 h后PT、APTT均升高,且研究组高于对照组（P<0.05）。两组死亡率比较差异无统计学意义（P>0.05）;研究组不良事件总发生率、再出血率均低于对照组（P<0.05）。研究组治疗后的临床总有效率高于对照组（P<0.05）。两组治疗72 h后全血黏度、血浆黏度、红细胞比容均升高,且研究组高于对照组（P<0.05）。结论：与开放性输血相比,急性上消化道出血患者采用限制性输血,可迅速止血,有效防止患者凝血功能紊乱及血液流变学异常,同时还可减少不良事件总发生率、再出血率,可进一步改善患者预后。     

Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage in patients over 80 years-old

Objectives

To evaluate the patient characteristics, outcome, and prognosis of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage in the elderly.

Material and methods

A prospective study was conducted on 103 patients aged 80 years and over, admitted to a Gastrointestinal Bleeding Unit after an episode of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. We analysed the personal history, the characteristics of the bleeding event, and whether an urgent diagnostic or therapeutic endoscopy was performed, in order to identify clinical data and endoscopic findings that may have an influence on the outcome of the haemorrhage.

Results

The major cause of the haemorrhage was peptic ulcer in 65.1%, and 60.2% of patients were on chronic treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. An urgent diagnostic endoscopy was performed in all of them, identifying the source of bleeding in 94.2%, and treatment was carried out on 28.2%. The likelihood of rebleeding was 8%, and 4.9% of patients underwent emergency surgery, with an overall mortality rate of 5.8%.

Conclusions

The performance of urgent endoscopy and the application of endoscopic haemostasis are safe and effective in stopping upper gastrointestinal bleeding in the elderly. This has significantly reduced the need for emergency surgery, improving the survival of the bleeding elderly patient and preventing recurrent bleeding.     

内镜止血在急性非静脉曲张性上消化道出血治疗中的临床应用

目的:探讨内镜下金属钛夹止血在急性非静脉曲张性上消化道出血治疗中的应用价值。方法:按照随机数字表法将2014年1月-2014年12月我院收治的40例急性非静脉曲张性上消化道出血患者分为观察组(n=20)及对照组(n=20),观察组行内镜下金属钛夹止血治疗,对照组予以内镜下药物注射,比较两组治疗后的止血效果、临床疗效及并发症情况。结果:观察组患者治疗后的有效止血率、即时止血率为95.00%、100.00%,分别高于对照组的65.00%、75.00%,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。治疗后观察组临床疗效优于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。治疗后两组患者均未出现严重并发症。结论:内镜下金属钛夹止血用于急性非静脉曲张性上消化道出血具有止血效果好、并发症少等特点,临床有重要的参考价值。     

Controlled trial of propranolol to prevent recurrent variceal bleeding in patients with non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis.

Fifty patients with non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis who were admitted to hospital because of upper gastrointestinal bleeding were randomly assigned to treatment with either oral propranolol given in doses that reduced the resting pulse rate by 25% (25 patients) or with a placebo (25 patients). One year after the start of the study 20 patients in the propranolol group and five patients in the placebo group were free from recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding (p less than 0.0001). Giving continuous oral propranolol treatment is therefore effective in preventing recurrent upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis.     

Maintenance treatment with esomeprazole following initial relief of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-associated upper gastrointestinal symptoms: the NASA2 and SPACE2 studies

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), including selective cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors, cause upper gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms that are relieved by treatment with esomeprazole. We assessed esomeprazole for maintaining long-term relief of such symptoms. Six hundred and ten patients with a chronic condition requiring anti-inflammatory therapy who achieved relief of NSAID-associated symptoms of pain, discomfort, or burning in the upper abdomen during two previous studies were enrolled and randomly assigned into two identical, multicentre, parallel-group, placebo-controlled studies of esomeprazole 20 mg or 40 mg treatment (NASA2 [Nexium Anti-inflammatory Symptom Amelioration] and SPACE2 [Symptom Prevention by Acid Control with Esomeprazole] studies; ClinicalTrials.gov identifiers NCT00241514 and NCT00241553, respectively) performed at various rheumatology, gastroenterology, and primary care clinics. Four hundred and twenty-six patients completed the 6-month treatment period. The primary measure was the proportion of patients with relapse of upper GI symptoms, recorded in daily diary cards, after 6 months. Relapse was defined as moderate-to-severe upper GI symptoms (a score of more than or equal to 3 on a 7-grade scale) for 3 days or more in any 7-day period. Esomeprazole was significantly more effective than placebo in maintaining relief of upper GI symptoms throughout 6 months of treatment. Life-table estimates (95% confidence intervals) of the proportion of patients with relapse at 6 months (pooled population) were placebo, 39.1% (32.2% to 46.0%); esomeprazole 20 mg, 29.3% (22.3% to 36.2%) (p = 0.006 versus placebo); and esomeprazole 40 mg, 26.1% (19.4% to 32.9%) (p = 0.001 versus placebo). Patients on either non-selective NSAIDs or selective COX-2 inhibitors appeared to benefit. The frequency of adverse events was similar in the three groups. Esomeprazole maintains relief of NSAID-associated upper GI symptoms in patients taking continuous NSAIDs, including selective COX-2 inhibitors.     

Double-blind, Multicenter, Placebo-Controlled Evaluation Of Clarithromycin And Omeprazole For Helicobacter Pylori-Associated Duodenal Ulcer

Background. Eradication of Helicobacter pylori leads to faster ulcer healing and a significant decrease in ulcer recurrence. Clarithromycin is the most effective monotherapy for eradicating H. pylori from the gastric mucosa, and omeprazole frequently is used for the treatment of duodenal ulcer disease, prompting the interest to investigate rigorously the combination of clarithromycin and omeprazole for eradicating H. pylori. Materials and Methods. The aim of this double-blind, randomized, multicenter (n=30), multinational (n=10) study was to compare clarithromycin and omeprazole with omeprazole monotherapy for the eradication of H. pylori from the gastric mucosa, endoscopic healing, and reduction of symptoms and ulcer recurrence in patients with active duodenal ulcer. Patients with active duodenal ulcer associated with H. pylori infection were randomized to receive omeprazole, 40 mg every morning for 14 days, with either clarithromycin, 500 mg, or placebo three times daily, which was followed by omeprazole, 20 mg every morning for 14 days. Patients underwent endoscopy before enrolling in the study, immediately after finishing treatment, and at 4- to 6-week and 6-month follow-up evaluations or at the recurrence of symptoms. Results. Two hundred and eight patients with active duodenal ulcer associated with confirmed H. pylori infection were randomized to treatment with either clarithromycin and omeprazole (n=102) or omeprazole and placebo (n=106). Four to six weeks after treatment was completed, H. pylori was eradicated in 74% (95% confidence interval, 63.0%–82.4%) of patients receiving clarithromycin and omeprazole, compared with 1% (0.0%–6.2%) of patients receiving omeprazole monotherapy (p < .001). Clarithromycin resistance developed in eight patients treated with clarithromycin and omeprazole and in none given omeprazole and placebo. Ulcers, which were healed following treatment in more than 95% of study patients, recurred by the 6-month follow-up visit in 10% (5%–19%) of dual therapy recipients, compared with 50% (39%–61%) of those who took omeprazole alone (p <.001). Conclusion. Clarithromycin and omeprazole dual therapy is simple and well-tolerated and leads to consistently high eradication rates for patients with duodenal ulcer associated with H. pylori infection.     

内镜套扎术联合奥美拉唑、奥曲肽治疗食管静脉曲张出血的疗效及安全性

目的:探究内镜套扎术联合奥美拉唑、奥曲肽治疗食管静脉曲张出血的疗效及安全性。方法:选取2014年5月至2016年5月于我院诊治的肝硬化合并食管静脉曲张出血患者127例,分为研究组和对照组。对照组在常规治疗的基础上予以奥美拉唑和奥曲肽治疗,研究组则在对照组基础上予以内镜下食管静脉曲张套扎术(EVL)治疗。分析比较两组患者的临床疗效、住院情况、不良反应的发生情况及治疗后再出血率。结果:研究组所有患者的均成功完成手术,未出现大出血情况,对照组有10例患者表现为呕血和黑便,其中1例患者转为手术治疗。治疗后,研究组的临床总有效率显著高于对照组(P0.05)。治疗期间,研究组的止血时间、输血量、住院天数和住院费用均显著少于对照组(P0.05),研究组和对照组分别有10例和7例患者出现了恶心呕吐、食管异物感、头昏、心悸、腹痛腹胀、大便次数增多和发热等不良反应,其中对照组的大便次数增多的发生率显著高于研究组(P0.05),而其余不良反应发生率和不良反应总发生率比较差异无统计学意义。治疗后1年随访时间内,无死亡患者,研究组在第0.5、1、3、6、12个月的再出血率均显著低于对照组(P0.05)。结论:内镜套扎术联合奥美拉唑、奥曲肽治疗食管静脉曲张出血的临床疗效明显,能够有效、快速止血,缩短住院天数,降低住院费用和再出血率,且安全性高。     

Endoscopic injection of adrenaline for actively bleeding ulcers: a randomised trial

A prospective randomised trial was performed to assess the efficacy of endoscopic injection of adrenaline for actively bleeding ulcers. Emergency endoscopy in 961 patients admitted for upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage identified 68 patients with actively bleeding ulcers. These 68 patients were randomised to receive either endoscopic injection of adrenaline or no endoscopic treatment. After endoscopy both groups were managed in an identical manner, and strict criteria for emergency operation were adhered to in both groups. Bleeding was initially controlled in all 34 patients assigned to the treatment group. Significantly fewer patients in the treatment group than in the control group needed emergency operations (five v 14, respectively). In addition, in the treatment group the median transfusion requirement was significantly less (three v five units of blood) and the median hospital stay shorter (six v eight days). No complications were observed with the injection of adrenaline, and the rate of healing of ulcers in those attending for endoscopy six weeks after discharge was similar in both groups (81% (17 out of 21 patients) in the treatment group v 79% (11 out of 14) in the control group).Injection of adrenaline is effective in stopping bleeding from actively bleeding ulcers.     

Efficacy and safety of propofol sedation during urgent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy--a prospective study

The aim of this study was to investigate both the efficacy and safety of sedation with propofol during urgent therapeutic gastroscopy in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. This prospective study included a total of 110 patients. Propofol was administered intravenously at the starting dose of 1 mg/kg body weight and was followed by repeated doses. Oxygen saturation and heart rate were monitored by pulse oxymetry. The mean dose of propofol administered was 161 +/- 49 mg. Urgent upper GI endoscopy under propofol sedation was successful in 98% of cases. Endoscopists rated the sedation as good in 83.6%, satisfactory in 14.5%, and poor in 1.8% of patients. Potentially harmful drop in oxygen saturation below 85% was observed in 5.5% of patients, whereas a temporary drop in heart rate below 50 beats/min was observed in 11.8%, not requiring any intervention. Almost 93% of patients could not remember the beginning or the end of the intervention. This data demonstrates that sedation with propofol is suitable for use in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding undergoing urgent endoscopy.     

左侧门脉高压症并上消化道出血的诊断与治疗（附14 例临床分析）

目的:探讨左侧门脉高压症合并上消化道出血的诊断和治疗方法。方法:回顾分析我院近10年来收治的14例左侧门脉高压症合并上消化道出血患者的诊治措施和随访结果。结果:14例患者均有呕血或(和)黑便史,无肝硬化、腹水及肝功能异常等表现。14例患者中胰体尾占位6例,胰腺假性囊肿4例,慢性胰腺炎4例。14例患者均采用手术治疗。9例患者获得随访,定期内镜复查,曲张静脉明显改善或消失,随访5月～8年均无再出血。结论:胰腺疾病病史、无肝硬化和肝功能正常、孤立性胃底静脉曲张和脾肿大及脾亢是诊断左侧门脉高压症的基本要点。该疾病可通过脾切除术或联合胃底周围血管离断术结合原发胰腺疾病的治疗来获得治愈。     

The Influential Roles of Antibiotics Prophylaxis in Cirrhotic Patients with Peptic Ulcer Bleeding after Initial Endoscopic Treatments

The influential roles of antibiotic prophylaxis on cirrhotic patients with peptic ulcer bleeding are still not well documented. The purpose of this study is to clarify these influential roles and to identify the risk factors associated with rebleeding, bacterial infection and in-hospital mortality. A cross-sectional, chart review study was conducted on 210 cirrhotic patients with acute peptic ulcer hemorrhage who underwent therapeutic endoscopic procedures. Patients were divided into group A (with prophylactic intravenous ceftriaxone, n = 74) and group B (without antibiotics, n = 136). The outcomes were length of hospital days, prevention of infection, rebleeding rate and in-hospital mortality. Our results showed that more patients suffered from rebleeding and infection in group B than group A (31.6% vs. 5.4%; p<0.001 and 25% vs. 10.8%; p = 0.014 respectively). The risk factors for rebleeding were active alcoholism, unit of blood transfusion, Rockall score, model for end-stage liver disease score and antibiotic prophylaxis. The risk factors for infection were active alcoholism, Child-Pugh C, Rockall score and antibiotic prophylaxis. Rockall score was the predictive factor for in-hospital mortality. In conclusions, antibiotic prophylaxis in cirrhotic patients after endoscopic interventions for acute peptic ulcer hemorrhage reduced infections and rebleeding rate but not in-hospital mortality. Rockall score was the predictive factor of in-hospital mortality.     

Stigmata of recent haemorrhage in diagnosis and prognosis of upper gastrointestinal bleeding

In 277 consecutive episodes of suspected upper gastrointestinal bleeding, lesions bearing stigmata of recent haemorrhage (stigmata) were found by endoscopy in 110 (47%) out of 233 patients who were judged to have bled; 78 (33%) had lesions without stigmata, and in 45 (19%) no lesion was seen. Results in 176 entirely unselected admissions for upper gastrointestinal bleeding were similar.Forty-eight chronic duodenal and 41 chronic gastric ulcers were identified by endoscopy. Stigmata were found in 27 (56%) and 33 (80%) of these cases respectively. Sixteen patients had multiple lesions, and in 12 (75%) the presence of stigmata permitted diagnosis of the source of the haemorrhage. Stigmata were more likely to be seen in cases of duodenal ulcer, Mallory-Weiss lesions, and oesophageal varices when endoscopy was performed within 12 hours of bleeding, but were as common in cases of gastric ulcer after longer intervals.In the absence of stigmata one out of 21 patients with duodenal ulcer had further haemorrhage and one other needed emergency surgery; no patient with gastric ulcer had further haemorrhage or needed emergency surgery. In contrast, when stigmata were present 15 of the 27 patients with duodenal ulcer (56%) had further haemorrhage and 17 (63%) needed emergency surgery; of the 33 patients with gastric ulcer, 10 (30%) had further haemorrhage and 15 (45%) required emergency surgery. Superficial mucosal lesions may have been the source of haemorrhage when an ulcer unmarked by stigmata was seen at endoscopy. Stigmata were superior to any other single factor or combination of factors in predicting rebleeding and the need for emergency surgery.     

Bleeding varices: 1. Emergency management.

The aim of the emergency management of bleeding varices is to stop the hemorrhage nonoperatively if possible, avoiding emergency shunt surgery, an operation that has a higher mortality than elective shunt surgery. Patients with an upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage should undergo endoscopy immediately to verify the diagnosis of bleeding varices. They can then be categorized according to whether they stop bleeding spontaneously (group 1), continue to bleed slowly (group 2) or continue to bleed rapidly (group 3). Group 1 patients are discussed in the second part of this two-part series. Group 2 patients are initially treated with vasopressin given intravenously; those who fail to respond should undergo emergency angiography and receive vasopressin intra-arterially. If this fails, patients at low surgical risk should undergo urgent shunt surgery; those at high risk do better with endoscopic sclerotherapy. Group 3 patients are also given an intravenous infusion of vasopressin. Patients at low surgical risk who continue to bleed then receive tamponade with a Sengstaken--Blakemore tube. If this fails, they undergo emergency creation of an H-shaped mesocaval shunt. Patients at high surgical risk who fail to respond to vasopressin given intravenously are next treated intra-arterially. If this fails they are given either endoscopic or transhepatic sclerotherapy.     

Effect of cimetidine on upper gastrointestinal bleeding after renal transplantation: a prospective study.

In 97 consecutive patients undergoing renal transplantation the incidence of upper gastrointestinal bleeding was registered over 180 days after allocation to treatment with either cimetidine or placebo. Bleeding episodes occurred in 12 patients, 11 of whom were receiving placebo and only one cimetidine (p less than 0.01). All bleeding episodes occurred during the first month after allotransplantation. Treatment with cimetidine did not lead to an increased incidence of rejection of the allograft. It is concluded that cimetidine is effective and safe in protecting against upper gastrointestinal bleeding after renal transplantation.     

内镜下喷洒蛇毒血凝酶与金属钛夹治疗不明原因消化道出血的临床疗效比较

目的:探讨内镜下喷洒蛇毒血凝酶与金属钛夹治疗不明原因消化道出血的临床疗效。方法:选取2013年8月至2015年12月本院收治的不明原因消化道出血患者82例,随机分为对照组和实验组,每组41例。对照组给予内镜下喷洒蛇毒血凝酶治疗,实验组给予金属钛夹止血治疗。观察两组患者经止血治疗后即时止血时间、外科手术率、输血量、症状消失时间和临床疗效、再出血率和出血量。结果:实验组即时止血率明显高于对照组,输血量低于对照组(P0.05);实验组呕血消失时间、潜血转阴时间和引流液变清时间均小于对照组(P0.05);实验组痊愈率、总有效率高于对照组(P0.05);两组之间再出血率和出血量比较差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:金属钛夹较内镜下喷洒蛇毒血凝酶对不明原因消化道出血具有更好的临床疗效,且再出血率较低。