Early Colonoscopy Does Not Improve Outcomes of Patients With Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Systematic Review of Randomized Trials
Tsay C, Shung D, Stemmer Frumento K, Laine L. Early Colonoscopy Does Not Improve Outcomes of Patients With Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Systematic Review of Randomized Trials. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2019, 18: 1696-1703.e2. PMID: 31843595, PMCID: PMC7292779, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.11.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseColonoscopyGastrointestinal HemorrhageHospitalizationHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicConceptsAcute lower gastrointestinal bleedingLower gastrointestinal bleedingRandomized trialsEarly colonoscopyElective colonoscopyGastrointestinal bleedingSecondary outcomesHemostatic interventionEndoscopic interventionDiagnostic yieldSevere acute lower gastrointestinal bleedingSystematic reviewDual independent reviewTiming of colonoscopyOutcomes of patientsHours of presentationRandom-effects modelRecurrent bleedingPrimary outcomeIndex examinationColonoscopy evaluationBias assessmentObservational studyBleedingColonoscopy