Utility of early colonoscopy for acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding: a retrospective cohort study

Background: Early colonoscopy (within 8–24 h) is recommended in different guidelines for acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB). Despite this recommendation, evidence for its effectiveness are conflicting, and early colonoscopy is often not performed. Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the utili...

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Main Authors: Adi Lahat, Eyal Klang, Nisim Rahman, Nitzan Halabi, Benjamin Avidan, Noam Barda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/17562848221147757