Efficacy of Over the Scope Clips in Management of High-risk Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Standard endoscopic therapies do not control bleeding or produce complications in as many as 20% of patients with non-variceal gastrointestinal bleeding. Most bleeding comes from ulcers with characteristics such as high-risk vascular territories and/or large vessels. We evaluated the efficacy of using over the scope clips (OTSCs) as primary or rescue therapy for patients with bleeding from lesions that have a high-risk for adverse outcomes.

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