Therapeutic Impact of Deep Balloon-assisted Small Bowel Enteroscopy on Red Blood Cell Transfusion

Autor: Amandeep S. Kalra, Andrew J. Walker, Mark E. Benson, Nalini M. Guda, Anurag Soni, Mehak Misha, Deepak V. Gopal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Digestive Endoscopy, Vol 11, Iss 04, Pp 258-262 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0976-5042
0976-5050
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1721552
Popis: Objective Evaluate impact of balloon-assisted deep small bowel enteroscopy on red blood cell transfusion requirement in patients with obscure gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Methods Retrospective study of patients, who underwent balloon-assisted deep enteroscopy with double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) at two tertiary care academic centers (University of Wisconsin and Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center) over a 55-month consecutive period. Sixty-nine patients with reliable blood transfusion records were identified during this time period. DBE was preceded by small bowel capsule endoscopy (CE) within 1 year in 38 cases. Transfusion requirements 6 months prior and postintervention were measured to see if DBE had any impact on the need for blood transfusions. Results Sixty-nine patients (25 females and 44 males) were included. Mean age ± standard deviation (SD) was 63 ± 17 years. Wilcoxon signed rank test statistics were used to find the difference in the rate of blood transfusion. There was a statistically significant decrease in rate of packed red blood cell (pRBC) transfusion post DBE and endoscopic therapy with coagulation (p < 0.001). Argon plasma coagulation was used to ablate all arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) except in one (subepithelial lesion). Those that required > 5 units pRBC transfusions pre-DBE had the most benefit. Conclusions Our study demonstrates that transfusion requirements are significantly reduced in those undergoing therapy with DBE and coagulation for obscure GI bleed.
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