Efficacy of ankaferd blood stopper application on non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Table 1 Results of endoscopic treatments

	Group
Endoscopic treatment	Stopped (n)	Not stopped (n)	Re-bleeding, n (%)	Transfusion (unit)	Hospitalization (d)
Isotonic saline	1	26	1 (3.8)	3	1
ABS only	19	7	3 (15.8)	2.4	6
ABS + Other Methods			2 (33.3)	4.4	6.75
ABS + Adrenaline	4	0
ABS + Adrenaline + Hemoclip	1	0
ABS + Adrenaline + Polidocanol	1	0

ABS: Ankaferd blood stopper.

Table 2 Endoscopic diagnosis and results of all patients with ankaferd blood stopper applied

	Group
Endoscopic finding	Stopped (n)	Not Stopped (n)	Total (n)
Gastric ulcer	2	1	3
Duodenal ulcer	9	3	12
Erosive ulcer	0	2	2
Esophagitis	2	0	2
Anastomosis ulcer	2	0	2
Dieulafoy lesion	1	1	2
Post-polypectomy	2	0	2
Malignancy	1	0	1
Total	19	7	26

Table 3 Use of drugs and results of ankaferd blood stopper applied patients

	Group
Drug	Stopped (n)	Not Stopped (n)	Total (n)
Not taking a drug	10	2	12
ASA	3	3	6
Warfarin	1	1	2
ASA + NSAID	1	0	1
ASA + Warfarin	0	1	1
Steroid	1	0	1
Other	3	0	3
Total	19	7	26

ASA: Acetylsalicylic acid; NSAID: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.