Gabriel Allo, Sonja Lang, Anna Martin, Martin Bürger, Xinlian Zhang, Seung-Hun Chon, Dirk Nierhoff, Ulrich Töx, Tobias Goeser, Philipp Kasper
OBJECTIVES: The management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) has seen rapid advancements with revolutionising innovations. However, insufficient data exist on the necessary number of emergency endoscopies needed to achieve competency in haemostatic interventions. DESIGN: We retrospectively analysed all oesophagogastroduodenoscopies with signs of recent haemorrhage performed between 2015 and 2022 at our university hospital. A learning curve was created by plotting the number of previously performed oesophagogastroduodenoscopies with signs of recent haemorrhage against the treatment failure rate, defined as failed haemostasis, rebleeding and necessary surgical or radiological intervention...
March 7, 2024: BMJ Open Gastroenterology