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 ResearchConceptsAcute 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