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A prospective randomized trial of either famotidine or pantoprazole for the prevention of bleeding after endoscopic submucosal dissection.

Abstract
Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) has been reported to have a higher bleeding rate than conventional methods. However, there are few reports on whether a proton pump inhibitor or a histamine2-receptor antagonist is the more effective treatment for preventing bleeding after ESD. In a prospective trial, patients undergoing ESD due to gastric adenoma or adenocarcinoma were randomly assigned to pantoprazole or famotidine. Both drugs were given intravenously for the first 2 days, thereafter by mouth. Eighty-five in the pantoprazole group and 79 in the famotidine group were included for analysis. Primary outcome measure was the delayed bleeding rate. Clinical characteristics were not different between the two groups. The delayed bleeding rate was significantly lower in the pantoprazole group compared with the famotidine group (3.5% vs. 12.7%, p=0.031). On multivariate analysis, the preventive use of pantoprazole (relative hazard: 0.220, 95% CI: 0.051- 0.827, p=0.026) and the specimen size (> or =34 mm, relative hazard: 4.178, 95% CI: 1.229-14.197, p=0.022) were two independent factors predictive of delayed bleeding. There were no significant differences in en bloc and complete resection rate between the two groups. In conclusion, pantoprazole is more effective than famotidine for the prevention of delayed bleeding after ESD.
AuthorsHye Kyong Jeong, Chang Hwan Park, Chung Hwan Jun, Gi Hoon Lee, Hyung Il Kim, Hyun Soo Kim, Sung Kyu Choi, Jong Sun Rew
JournalJournal of Korean medical science (J Korean Med Sci) Vol. 22 Issue 6 Pg. 1055-9 (Dec 2007) ISSN: 1011-8934 [Print] Korea (South)
PMID18162722 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
Chemical References
  • 2-Pyridinylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazoles
  • Anti-Ulcer Agents
  • Famotidine
  • Pantoprazole
Topics
  • 2-Pyridinylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazoles (therapeutic use)
  • Aged
  • Anti-Ulcer Agents (therapeutic use)
  • Dissection
  • Famotidine (therapeutic use)
  • Female
  • Gastric Mucosa (surgery)
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage (prevention & control)
  • Gastroscopy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pantoprazole
  • Postoperative Hemorrhage (prevention & control)
  • Prospective Studies
  • Single-Blind Method
  • Stomach Neoplasms (surgery)

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