Erythromycin Versus Gastric Lavage to Improve Quality of Endoscopy in Patients With Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Summary

The researchers will investigate whether erythromycin infusion is better than gastric lavage prior to emergency endoscopy to improve the quality of examination in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Timeline

Start

2012-02

Primary completion

2015-09

Completion

2015-12

Publications

• Background Frossard JL, Spahr L, Queneau PE, Giostra E, Burckhardt B, Ory G, De Saussure P, Armenian B, De Peyer R, Hadengue A. Erythromycin intravenous bolus infusion in acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a randomized, controlled, double-blind trial. Gastroenterology. 2002 Jul;123(1):17-23. doi: 10.1053/gast.2002.34230.
• Background Coffin B, Pocard M, Panis Y, Riche F, Laine MJ, Bitoun A, Lemann M, Bouhnik Y, Valleur P; Groupe des endoscopistes de garde a l'AP-HP. Erythromycin improves the quality of EGD in patients with acute upper GI bleeding: a randomized controlled study. Gastrointest Endosc. 2002 Aug;56(2):174-9. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5107(02)70174-0.
• Background Carbonell N, Pauwels A, Serfaty L, Boelle PY, Becquemont L, Poupon R. Erythromycin infusion prior to endoscopy for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a randomized, controlled, double-blind trial. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006 Jun;101(6):1211-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00582.x.
• Background Pateron D, Vicaut E, Debuc E, Sahraoui K, Carbonell N, Bobbia X, Thabut D, Adnet F, Nahon P, Amathieu R, Aout M, Javaud N, Ray P, Trinchet JC; HDUPE Collaborative Study Group. Erythromycin infusion or gastric lavage for upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a multicenter randomized controlled trial. Ann Emerg Med. 2011 Jun;57(6):582-9. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.01.001. Epub 2011 Feb 17.
• Background Barkun AN, Bardou M, Martel M, Gralnek IM, Sung JJ. Prokinetics in acute upper GI bleeding: a meta-analysis. Gastrointest Endosc. 2010 Dec;72(6):1138-45. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2010.08.011.
• Background Winstead NS, Wilcox CM. Erythromycin prior to endoscopy for acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2007 Nov 15;26(10):1371-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2007.03516.x. Epub 2007 Sep 10.
• Background Barkun AN, Bardou M, Kuipers EJ, Sung J, Hunt RH, Martel M, Sinclair P; International Consensus Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Conference Group. International consensus recommendations on the management of patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Ann Intern Med. 2010 Jan 19;152(2):101-13. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-152-2-201001190-00009.

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Indications

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