Impact of Urgent Versus Early Endoscopy on Outcomes in Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Retrospective Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Acute upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding from variceal and nonvariceal sources is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Although current international guidelines recommend performing endoscopy within 24 h of presentation, the added value of very early ("urgent," < 6 h) versus "early" (6-24 h) endoscopy remains unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the impact of urgent versus early endoscopy on clinical outcomes.

Methods

In this retrospective cohort study, we reviewed the medical records of 599 patients admitted to the emergency or gastroenterology department who underwent UGI endoscopy. Patients were stratified by timing, urgent endoscopy within 6 h of specialist consultation and early endoscopy between 6-24 h postconsultation. The prot

SUBMITTER: Stasik K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12665192 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature