RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Proton pump inhibitors for acute upper GI bleeding
JF Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
JO Drug Ther Bull
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 41
OP 43
DO 10.1136/dtb.2004.42641
VO 42
IS 6
YR 2004
UL http://dtb.bmj.com/content/42/6/41.abstract
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.