Safety and Efficacy of the Noncessation Method of Antithrombotic Agents after Emergency Endoscopic Hemostasis in Patients with Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Multicenter Pilot Study

Table 3

Endoscopic findings and hemostatic methods in patients in group A.

Peptic ulcer	41 (95.4%)
Angioectasia	2 (4.6%)
Location of ulcer
Gastric ulcer	34 (79.1%)
Upper third	5 (11.6%)
Middle third	23 (53.5%)
Lower third	6 (13.9%)
Duodenal ulcer	7 (16.3%)
Number of ulcers
Single	26 (60.5%)
Multiple	15 (34.9%)
Size of ulcer (mm)
0–10	20 (46.5%)
>11	21 (48.1%)
Forrest classification
Ia	7 (16.3%)
Ib	18 (41.9%)
IIa	18 (41.9%)
Atrophic gastritis
Closed type	6 (14.0%)
Open type	31 (72.1%)
Hemostatic method
Soft coagulation	42 (97.7%)
Hemoclips	1 (2.3%)
Operator of hemostasis
Trainees	27 (62.8%)
Specialists	16 (37.2%)

Group A: patients taking antithrombotic agents who underwent emergency endoscopic hemostasis for nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding and resumed antithrombotic medication without a cessation period.