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Gastroenterology
Reduced risk of gastrointestinal bleeding associated with eupatilin in aspirin plus acid suppressant users: nationwide population-based study
Hyun Seok Lee, Ji Hyung Nam, Dong Jun Oh, Yeo Rae Moon, Yun Jeong Lim
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(2):261-271. Published online December 14, 2023
Background/Aims: Mucoprotective agents, such as eupatilin, are often prescribed to prevent gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in addition to an acid suppressant despite the absence of a large-scale study. We evaluated the additional effect of eupatilin on the prevention of GI bleeding in both the upper ..
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Risk factors for anticoagulant-associated gastrointestinal hemorrhage: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Fuxin Ma, Shuyi Wu, Shiqi Li, Zhiwei Zeng, Jinhua Zhang
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(1):77-85. Published online December 8, 2023
Background/Aims: There may be many predictors of anticoagulation-related gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB), but until now, systematic reviews and assessments of the certainty of the evidence have not been published. We conducted a systematic review to identify all risk factors for anticoagulant-associ..
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Association between eupatilin and reduction in small bowel bleeding in aspirin users and aspirin plus acid suppressant users
Hyun Seok Lee, Ji Hyung Nam, Dong Jun Oh, Hyun Jung Ahn, Yun Jeong Lim
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):484-492. Published online May 19, 2023
Background/Aims: Capsule endoscopy (CE) has shown that low-dose aspirin occasionally causes small bowel (SB) bleeding. We herein evaluated the protective effects of mucoprotective agents (MPAs) on SB bleeding in aspirin users using the nationwide database of claims data from the National Health Insu..
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Clinical outcomes of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding according to the risk indicated by Glasgow-Blatchford risk score-computed tomography score in the emergency room
Hyun Ae Lee, Hye-Kyung Jung, Tae Oh Kim, Ju-Ran Byeon, Eui-Sun Jeong, Hyun-Ji Cho, Chung Hyun Tae, Chang Mo Moon, Seong-Eun Kim, Ki-Nam Shim, Sung-Ae Jung
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(6):1176-1185. Published online November 1, 2022
Background/Aims: Acute upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding is a significant emergency situation with a mortality rate of 2% to 10%. Therefore, initial risk stratification is important for proper management. We aimed to evaluate the role of contrast-enhanced multidetector computed tomography (MDCT)..
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Predictors for the need for endoscopic therapy in patients with presumed acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Su Sun Kim, Kyung Up Kim, Sung Jun Kim, Seung In Seo, Hyoung Su Kim, Myoung Kuk Jang, Hak Yang Kim, Woon Geon Shin
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(2):288-295. Published online December 15, 2017
Background/Aims: Selecting patients with an urgent need for endoscopic hemostasis is difficult based only on simple parameters of presumed acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding. This study assessed easily applicable factors to predict cases in need of urgent endoscopic hemostasis due to acute upper ..
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Erythromycin infusion prior to endoscopy for acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a pilot randomized controlled trial
Hee Kyong Na, Hwoon-Yong Jung, Dong Woo Seo, Hyun Lim, Ji Yong Ahn, Jeong Hoon Lee, Do Hoon Kim, Kee Don Choi, Ho June Song, Gin Hyug Lee, Jin-Ho Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(6):1002-1009. Published online March 28, 2017
Background/Aims: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of erythromycin infusion and gastric lavage in order to improve the quality of visualization during emergency upper endoscopy.
Methods: We performed a prospective randomized pilot study. Patients presented with hematemesis or melena..
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Predictive factors of mortality within 30 days in patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Yoo Jin Lee, Bo Ram Min, Eun Soo Kim, Kyung Sik Park, Kwang Bum Cho, Byoung Kuk Jang, Woo Jin Chung, Jae Seok Hwang, Seong Woo Jeon
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(1):54-64. Published online December 28, 2015
Background/Aims: Nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB) is a common medical emergency that can be life threatening. This study evaluated predictive factors of 30-day mortality in patients with this condition.
Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted at a single hospita..
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Endoscopic Treatment of Dieulafoy Lesions and Risk Factors for Rebleeding
Won Lim, Tae Oh Kim, Su Bum Park, Ha Rin Rhee, Jin Hyun Park, Jung Ho Bae, Hong Ryeul Jung, Mi Ra Kim, NaRiA Lee, Sun Mi Lee, Gwang Ha Kim, Jeong Heo, Geun Am Song
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(4):318-322. Published online November 27, 2009
Background/AimsDieulafoy lesions are an important cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of endoscopic treatment for these lesions and to identify the possible predictive factors for rebleeding associated with clinical an..
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