Direct oral anticoagulants increase bleeding risk after endoscopic sphincterotomy: a retrospective study

Abstract Background Bleeding can be a serious adverse event of endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST). However, the risk of EST bleeding between direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) users and those who received no antithrombotic agents has not been clarified. This study analyzed the risk factors for bleeding a...

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Main Authors: Sakue Masuda, Kazuya Koizumi, Takashi Nishino, Tomohiko Tazawa, Karen Kimura, Junichi Tasaki, Chikamasa Ichita, Akiko Sasaki, Makoto Kako, Haruki Uojima, Ayumu Sugitani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-01980-6