NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Study of Costs and Risks of Prophylactic Clipping Finds Threshold

Prophylactic clipping prevents delayed bleeding after endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) for large lesions, and is the cost-effective option if the cost of the prophylactic clips is less than $183, according to new research presented at the 2019 meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology.

In a systematic review, the researchers pooled results from six randomized controlled trials from the United States, Japan and China that had reached different conclusions about the effectiveness of