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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2014; 20(25): 8221-8228
Published online Jul 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i25.8221
Published online Jul 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i25.8221
Comparison of a novel bedside portable endoscopy device with nasogastric aspiration for identifying upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Jong Hwan Choi, Jae Hyuk Choi, Yoo Jin Lee, Hyung Ki Lee, Wang Yong Choi, Eun Soo Kim, Kyung Sik Park, Kwang Bum Cho, Byoung Kuk Jang, Woo Jin Chung, Jae Seok Hwang, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu 700-712, South Korea
Author contributions: Kim ES designed research; Lee YJ, Cho KB, Jang BK, Choi JH, Lee HK and Choi WY performed research; Chung WJ, Hwang JS and Park KS analyzed data; Choi JH wrote the paper.
Supported by Grant of the Korea Healthcare technology RD Project, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea No. A102065
Correspondence to: Eun Soo Kim, MD, PhD, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, 194 Dongsan-dong, Jung-gu, Daegu 700-712, South Korea. dandy813@hanmail.net
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Received: January 26, 2014
Revised: March 16, 2014
Accepted: April 15, 2014
Published online: July 7, 2014
Revised: March 16, 2014
Accepted: April 15, 2014
Published online: July 7, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: Although nasogastric (NG) tube aspiration is recommended for the potential benefit of risk stratification in upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding, its clinical usefulness is still debatable. Recently, a novel bedside portable endoscopy device (EG scan, IntroMedic Co., Ltd., Seoul, Korea) has been developed to evaluate the esophagogastroduodenal area with high convenience and notable accessibility compared with conventional endoscopy. As far as we know, this is the first study to evaluate the clinical outcomes of this device compared with NG tube aspiration in UGI bleeding identification. We found that EG scan might offer benefits over NG aspiration in patients with esophageal bleeding.