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Original Articles

A prospective, open-labeled, and randomized trial for assessing safety and clinical utility of gastric biopsies during emergency gastroscopy for patients with bleeding gastric ulcers

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Pages 549-557 | Received 08 Aug 2022, Accepted 08 Nov 2022, Published online: 17 Nov 2022

Figures & data

Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of the Patients.

Figure 1. Flow diagram for the patient selection progress.

Figure 1. Flow diagram for the patient selection progress.

Table 2. Differences between ulcers in patients subjected or not subjected to a biopsy at initial gastroscopy.

Table 3. Primary and secondary endpoints.

Table 4. Univariate analyses for the risk factors linked to re-bleeding.

Table 5. Multivariate analysis.

Figure 2. Kaplan–Meier curve showing 60-day without re-bleeding for patients in the biopsy and no biopsy groups.

Figure 2. Kaplan–Meier curve showing 60-day without re-bleeding for patients in the biopsy and no biopsy groups.