Patients with upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage were studied for endoscopic hemostasis from December 1982 to November 1987. Ninety-five patients with upper G-I non-variceal bleeding received the treatment of endoscopic electrocoagulation. There were 76 patients with upper G-I bleeding for Nd:YAG laser therapy and 30 receiving pure alcohol treatment. The successful hemostatic rates were 92.6%, 89.5%, and 93.3% in each group treated by electrocoagulation, laser and pure alcohol. There was no significant statistical difference among those methods. (P > 0.05) The rebleeding rate in the group treated by electrocoagulation, laser and pure alcohol showed 7.4%, 10.5% and 6.7% respectively. (P > 0.05) The mortality rate due to uncontrolled G-I bleeding among the treated group had 1.1%, 1.3% and 0% respectively. The successful hemostatic, rebleeding, operative and moratality rates in the group treated by endoscopic sclerosis of esophageal variceal bleeding in 25 patients revealed 80%, 20%, 12%, 32%, and 16% respectively. Though the course of disease itself could not be healed by endoscopic hemostasis completely, the morbidity and mortality of G-I bleeding can be stabilized by emergency endoscopic examination and treatment, especially in the patient who is at high risk for any other emergency surgical procedure.
Patients with upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage were studied for endoscopic hemostasis from December 1982 to November 1987. Ninety-five patients with upper G-I non-variceal bleeding received the treatment of endoscopic electrocoagulation. There were 76 patients with upper G-I bleeding for Nd:YAG laser therapy and 30 receiving pure alcohol treatment. The successful hemostatic rates were 92.6%, 89.5%, and 93.3% in each group treated by electrocoagulation, laser and pure alcohol. There was no significant statistical difference among those methods. (P > 0.05) The rebleeding rate in the group treated by electrocoagulation, laser and pure alcohol showed 7.4%, 10.5% and 6.7% respectively. (P > 0.05) The mortality rate due to uncontrolled G-I bleeding among the treated group had 1.1%, 1.3% and 0% respectively. The successful hemostatic, rebleeding, operative and moratality rates in the group treated by endoscopic sclerosis of esophageal variceal bleeding in 25 patients revealed 80%, 20%, 12%, 32%, and 16% respectively. Though the course of disease itself could not be healed by endoscopic hemostasis completely, the morbidity and mortality of G-I bleeding can be stabilized by emergency endoscopic examination and treatment, especially in the patient who is at high risk for any other emergency surgical procedure.