The study aims to determine the effect of octereotide in control of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in a randomized clinical trial. Human samples studied, patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding admitted to the emergency room of shiraz nemazi hospital and faghihi hospital in 1394. All alert patients from 18 to 80 Y/O complained of melena or hematemesis or tarry stools, eligible for inclusion enter to study.Main exclusion criteria are: severe congestive heart failure,hemodialysis, pregnancy,lactation and child B, C cirrhosis .Each group consisted of 52 people, considering the possibility of optional leaving or any other reason for leaving of study,the number of patients were considered 70 in each groups(totally 140)
After hemodynamic stability, pantoprazole 40 mg intravenously with either Octreotide or Placebo drug(100 mcg subcutaneously) will randomly prescribed to patients and in terms of the patients emergency conditions and bleeding severity,endoscopy will be done within 12 hours.Patients will be divided into two groups in a randomized, double-blind method.One group treated with pantoprazole 40 mg IV every 12 hours along with Octreotide 100 micrograms subcutaneously every 8 hours.Another group treated with the same dose of pantoprazole along with placebo and treatment will continue to72 hours or discharging time.patients with Clean base ulcers will be discharged after endoscopy.Patients received endoscopic hemostatic treatment will be discharged after 72 hours and other patients after 24 hours if no bleeding.They will be assessed weekly by phone for readmission and mortality till 30 days.Aims of study are evaluation of rebleeding and 30 days mortality, needs to blood products transfusion and surgery in hospital course,length of hospital stay and readmission rate within 30 days