Utility of early colonoscopy for acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early colonoscopy (within 8-24 h) is recommended in different guidelines for acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB). Despite this recommendation, evidence for its effectiveness are conflicting, and early colonoscopy is often not performed.

Objectives

We aimed to evaluate the utility of early colonoscopy by examining the findings during the procedure, and by comparing in-hospital and long-term outcomes between patients who did and did not undergo early colonoscopy.

Design

This is a retrospective cohort study based on the electronic medical records of a large tertiary hospital in Israel.

Methods

All patients hospitalized with acute LGIB to acute wards between 2012 and 2022 were included. First, structured and free-text procedure notes from patien

SUBMITTER: Lahat A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9837264 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature