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Erythromycin vs nasogastric tube lavage

Visualisation of gastric mucosa · people with acute UGIH

It is very uncertain whether erythromycin changes visualisation of gastric mucosa compared with nasogastric tube lavage (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Erythromycin prior to endoscopy for acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.19 [0.79, 1.79]
2 studies · 198 participants
Very low

Erythromycin vs placebo

Visualisation of gastric mucosa · people with acute UGIH

1 finding from 1 review

Erythromycin prior to endoscopy for acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 195 participants
Low

Erythromycin plus nasogastric tube lavage vs no intervention/placebo plus nasogastric tube lavage

Visualisation of gastric mucosa · people with acute UGIH

1 finding from 1 review

Erythromycin prior to endoscopy for acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 170 participants
Very low

Erythromycin plus nasogastric tube lavage vs metoclopramide plus nasogastric tube lavage

Visualisation of gastric mucosa · people with acute UGIH

It is very uncertain whether erythromycin plus nasogastric tube lavage changes visualisation of gastric mucosa compared with metoclopramide plus nasogastric tube lavage (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Erythromycin prior to endoscopy for acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.3 [0.86, 1.96]
1 study · 30 participants
Very low