The role of in-hospital protocols in diagnosis and treatment of ulcerative gastroduodenal bleeding

Abstract

To improve immediate results in patients with acute ulcerative gastroduodenal bleeding. The study enrolled 91 patients with ulcerative gastroduodenal bleeding. Diagnostic and curative procedures should be related to hospital's equipment, specialists' qualification and comprehensive development and application of accepted tactical approaches. 20-year development of this protocol which includes original low-temperature irrigator of stomach and duodenal mucous membranes, objective choice of endoscopic hemostasis technique depending on bleeding source in gastroduodenal wall, early administration of proton pump inhibitors significantly increases efficacy and reliability of endoscopic hemostasis. It was followed by improved early outcomes: recurrent bleeding incidence was 4.2%, surgical activity decreased by 68% up to 13.2%, overall and postoperative mortality was 2.2% and 8.3% respectively.