3) 382 (98.5) <0.0001* More than one comarbidites (%) 23 (9.5) 283 (72.9) <0.0001* Hematemesis (%) 40 (16.6) 51 (25.5) 0.009* Initial SBP < 100 mmHg (%) 49 (20.3) 136 (35.1) <0.0001* In-hospital bleeders (%) 3 (1.2) 88 (22.7) <0.0001* H pylori (%) 190 (78.8) 103 (26.5) <0.0001* Rebleeding (%) 6 (2.5) 66 (17.0) <0.0001* Nees for surgery (%) 0 (0) 9 (2.3) 0.015* selleck Presenting Author: ARIFAHRIAL SYAM Additional Authors: ARIANI SETIAWATI Corresponding

Author: ARIFAHRIAL SYAM Affiliations: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia; Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia Objective: This study was a multicenter observational postmarketing study of lansoprazole injection to assess its safety and effectiveness in patients with upper gastrointestinal

bleeding due to peptic ulcers or erosive gastritis. Methods: Patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to peptic ulcers or erosive gastritis were given intravenous lansoprazole for a maximum of 7 days or until the bleeding stopped and the patients were able to take oral lansoprazole. Primary outcome of the study was stopped bleeding. Some laboratory parameters were also measured. Results: Among a total of 204 patients evaluable for safety, there was no adverse event reported during the study. A total of 200 patients were eligible for efficacy evaluation, 125 patients (62.5%) were males. Among these patients, upper GI bleeding stopped selleck chemicals in 20 patients (10.0%) on day 1, in 71 patients (35.5%) on day 2, 75 patients (37.5%) on day 3, 24 patients (12.0%) on day 4, and 7 patients (3.5%) on day 5, making a cumulative of 197 patients (98.5%) on day 5. The hemostatic effect was rated as “excellent” if the bleeding stopped within 3 days, and “good” if the bleeding stopped within 5 days. Thus, the results were “excellent” in 166 patients (83.0%) and “good” in 31 patients (15.5%). These results were not different between males and females, between age below 60 years and 60 years and above, and between baseline Hb below medchemexpress 10 g/dL and 10 g/dL and above.

Conclusion: The results of this observational postmarketing study in 200 patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to peptic ulcers or erosive gastritis demonstrated that intravenous lansoprazole twice a day was well tolerated and highly effective. Key Word(s): 1. postmarketing; 2. lansoprazole; 3. gastrointestinal; 4. bleeding; Presenting Author: ALI KHAWAJA Additional Authors: SHAHAB ABID, AMBREEN SONAWALLA, SANAFARHAD SOMANI Corresponding Author: ALI KHAWAJA Affiliations: The Aga Khan University Hospital Objective: Gastric variceal bleeding, one of the most feared complications of portal hypertension is usually more severe and difficult to control than esophageal variceal bleeding. Hence, it is imperative to identify the optimal therapy for its management.