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Pre-endoscopic erythromycin administration in upper gastrointestinal bleeding: an updated meta-analysis and systematic review.
Ann Gastroenterol
July 2016
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri Health Sciences Center (Rubayat Rahman, Umair Sohail, Ashraf A. Almashhrawi, Imran Ashraf, Matthew L. Bechtold), USA.
Background: In patients suffering from upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB), adequate visualization is essential during endoscopy. Prior to endoscopy, erythromycin administration has been shown to enhance visualization in these patients; however, guidelines have not fully adopted this practice. Thus, we performed a comprehensive, up-to-date meta-analysis on the issue of erythromycin administration in this patient population.
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