Colonic Postpolypectomy Bleeding Is Related to Polyp Size and Heparin Use
| Autor: | Flavia Pigò, Helga Bertani, Mauro Manno, Vincenzo Giorgio Mirante, Angelo Caruso, Santi Mangiafico, Raffaele Manta, Anna Maria Rebecchi, Rita Luisa Conigliaro |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | Clinical Endoscopy, Vol 50, Iss 3, Pp 287-292 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2234-2400 2234-2443 |
| DOI: | 10.5946/ce.2016.126 |
| Popis: | Background/Aims We studied factors influencing colon postpolypectomy bleeding (PPB), with a focus on antithrombotic and anticoagulation therapy. Methods We conducted a retrospective case-control study of all patients who underwent polypectomy at our tertiary referral center in Italy between 2007 and 2014. Polyp characteristics (number of polyps removed per patient, size, morphology, location, resection technique, prophylactic hemostasis methods) and patient characteristics (age, sex, comorbidities, medication) were analyzed. Results The case and control groups included 118 and 539 patients, respectively. The two groups differed in the frequency of comorbidities (69% vs. 40%, p=0.001), polyps removed (27% vs. 18%, p=0.02), and use of heparin therapy (23% vs. 1%, p |
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