PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - ,
TI  - Proton pump inhibitors for acute upper GI bleeding
AID  - 10.1136/dtb.2004.42641
DP  - 2004 Jun 01
TA  - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
PG  - 41--43
VI  - 42
IP  - 6
4099  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/42/6/41.short
4100  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/42/6/41.full
SO  - Drug Ther Bull2004 Jun 01; 42
AB  - Relevant BNF section: 1.3.5Each year, around 1 in 1,000 adults in the UK has an acute upper gastrointestinal bleed.1 Acute treatment often includes the use of a proton pump inhibitor, although none is licensed in the UK for this indication. Here we consider whether such treatment helps and, if so, how it should be used.