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.