摘要
AIM： To compare the hemostatic efficacy between epinephrine injection alone and epinephrine injection combined with thermotherapy for delayed postendoscopic sphincterotomy （ES） bleeding. METHODS： Cases with delayed post-ES bleeding undergoing epinephrine injection alone （epinephrine injection group, n = 26） or epinephrine combined with thermotherapy （combination therapy group, n = 33） in our institution between 1999 and 2007 were retrospectively investigated. The main outcome measurements were： initial endoscopic hemostasis, rebleeding, complications, requirement of angiographic embolization or surgery, requirement for blood transfusion, and mortality. RESULTS： The initial hemostatic efficacy was 96.2% for epinephrine injection alone and 100% for combination therapy （P = 0.44）. There were four patients with re-bleeding in each group （16.0% vs 12.1%, P = 0.72）. There was only one complication of pancreatitis from the combination therapy group. Three patients （11.5%） in the epinephrine injection group and one patient （3%） in the combination therapy group required angiographic embolization or surgery （P = 0.31）. The total number of blood transfusions was not significantly different between the two groups （3.5 ± 4.6 U vs 3.5 ± 4.5 U, P = 0.94）. There was no bleeding-related death in either group. CONCLUSION： Epinephrine injection alone is as effective as epinephrine injection combined with thermotherapy for the management of delayed post- ES bleeding.
AIM:To compare the hemostatic efficacy between epinephrine injection alone and epinephrine injection combined with thermotherapy for delayed post-endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES) bleeding.METHODS: Cases with delayed post-ES bleeding undergoing epinephrine injection alone (epinephrine injection group, n=26) or epinephrine combined with thermotherapy (combination therapy group, n=33) in our institution between 1999 and 2007 were retrospectively investigated. The main outcome measurements wereRESULTS: The initial hemostatic efficacy was 96.2% for epinephrine injection alone and 100% for combination therapy (P=0.44). There were four patients with re-bleeding in each group (16.0% vs 12.1%, P=0.72). There was only one complication of pancreatitis from the combination therapy group. Three patients (11.5%) in the epinephrine injection group and one patient (3%) in the combination therapy group required angiographic embolization or surgery (P=0.31). The total number of blood transfusions was not significantly different between the two groups (3.5±4.6 U vs 3.5±4.5 U, P=0.94). There was no bleeding-related death in either group.CONCLUSION: Epinephrine injection alone is as effective as epinephrine injection combined with thermotherapy for the management of delayed post-ES bleeding.
