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Filter by:timely short-term antibiotic prophylaxis is an essential step in the management of these patients . Prophylaxis must be instituted as early as variceal hemorrhage is suspected, and timely administration has been associated with a reduced re-bleeding rate and lower mortality . More recently, the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) recommended antibiotic prophylaxis in all cirrhotic patients with UGIB, regardless of its source (i.e. variceal or non-variceal) or the presence of ascites.
The non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding is defined as gastrointestinal bleeding located proximal to the angle of Treitz, whose cause is not related to esophagogastric varices or gastropathy of portal hypertension. Animal studies showed no absorption in the GIT and disposal within 48 hours of application, and no reported cases of obstruction. Recently, a prospective study involving 20 patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding, showed that the application of hemospray ® promoted hemostasis in 95% of cases, confirmed by endoscopic revision 72h after application without any complication.
The purpose of this study is to conduct a randomized control trial, double-blind study to compare Hexacapron with standard of care treatment to standard of care alone to evaluate the efficacy of adding effect of Hexacapron to standard therapy by decreasing the episodes of rebleeding and mortality in patient with upper gastrointestinal bleeding.