Jan C Prei, Christian Barmeyer, Nataly Bürgel, Severin Daum, Hans-Jörg Epple, Ute Günther, Jochen Maul, Britta Siegmund, Michael Schumann, Hanno Tröger, Andrea Stroux, Andreas Adler, Winfried Veltzke-Schlieker, Christian Jürgensen, Robert Wentrup, Bertram Wiedenmann, Jana Binkau, Dirk Hartmann, Ellen Nötzel, Dirk Domagk, Wolfram Wacke, Ulrich Wahnschaffe, Christian Bojarski
BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Hemostatic powders have been introduced to improve the management of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding and to extend the variety of tools available for emergency endoscopy. The aim of the present pilot study was to evaluate the indication profiles and the short-term outcome of EndoClot. PATIENTS, MATERIALS AND METHODS: In a prospective observational pilot study patients with acute nonvariceal GI bleeding were included. Primary or secondary application of EndoClot was assessed...
November 2016: Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology