Proton pump inhibitors given before endoscopy for upper gastrointestinal bleeding do not improve survival, rebleeding or need for surgery

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Patrick Yachimski. Evid Based Med. 2011 Feb.

. 2011 Feb;16(1):13-4.

doi: 10.1136/ebm1133. Epub 2010 Nov 16.

¹ Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. patrick.yachimski@vanderbilt.edu

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Proton pump inhibitor treatment initiated prior to endoscopic diagnosis in upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
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