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Using Bedside Ultrasound to diagnose cause of blood in vomitus

UTILITY OF POINT OF CARE ULTRASOUND TO PREDICT VARICEAL ETIOLOGY IN PATIENTS WITH UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE PRESENTING TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/05/053156
Enrollment
184
Registered
2023-05-26
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-15

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K746- Other and unspecified cirrhosis ofliver Health Condition 2: K270- Acute peptic ulcer, site unspecified, with hemorrhage

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Dr Siddhi Naik
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients presenting with upper GI Bleed.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients not consenting to get enrolled in the study; 2. Patients not undergoing UGI scopy.3. Patients who have portal vein thrombosis

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Diagnosis of Varices on UGI ScopyTimepoint: Point of care ultrasound done at admission to Emergency Department Upper GI scopy report will be collected once UGI scopy completed (within 48hr)—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Comparing point of care ultrasound with laboratory markers to predict variceal etiology in patients with upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage presenting to the Emergency Department.Timepoint: At admission—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Siddhi Naik

Kasturba Medical College

prithvishree.r@manipal.edu9035296971

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026