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Should erythromycin be administered before endoscopy for acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage?

April 26, 2017acute administered endoscopy erythromycin gastrointestinal hemorrhage Upper

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Should erythromycin be administered before endoscopy for acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage?

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Original article Winstead NS and Wilcox CM (2007) Erythromycin prior to endoscopy for acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 26: 1371–1377 PubMedThe presence of blood in the stomach can interfere with endoscopic evaluation.