Administration of High-Dose Intravenous Proton Pump Inhibitor for Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Prior to Endoscopy
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2005-09-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
To evaluate if intravenous PPI infusion, when administered prior to endoscopy, hastens
resolution of bleeding stigmata and thereby facilitates endoscopic examinations and reduces
the need for endoscopic treatment. Clot stabilization may itself sustain control of bleeding
before endoscopy. These may translate into improved patients'outcome and survival.
To determine the therapeutic effect of high-dose PPI infusion in upper gastrointestinal
bleeding from causes other than peptic ulcers.