Carbazochrome sodium sulfonate is not effective for prevention of post-gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection bleeding: A retrospective study

BACKGROUND: Carbazochrome sodium sulfonate (CSS) is conventionally administered to prevent post-endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) bleeding in many institutions, but research on its preventive efficacy is lacking. Therefore, we investigated the risk of post-ESD bleeding and the preventive efficacy of CSS administration. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 304 lesions in 259 patients with gastric neoplasms who underwent ESD at Asahikawa Medical University Hospital from 2014 to 2021. In the CSS group, CSS 100 mg/day was intravenously infused with maintenance fluid replacement on postoperative days 0–2. The risk factors of post-ESD bleeding, including CSS administration, were investigated. RESULTS: The overall rate of post-ESD bleeding was 4.6% (14/304). The univariate analysis showed that atrial fibrillation (Af), warfarin intake, heparin replacement, and tumor location in the lower third were significant risk factors for increasing the likelihood of postoperative bleeding. In the multivariate analysis, Af (odds ratio [OR] 3.83, 95% CI 1.02–14.30; p < 0.05), heparin replacement (OR 4.60, 95% CI 1.02–20.70; p < 0.05), and tumor location in the lower third of the stomach (OR 6.67, 95% CI 1.43–31.00; p < 0.05) were independent factors for post-ESD bleeding. Post-ESD bleeding was observed in 5.2% (9/174) of the CSS group and 3.8% (5/130) of the non-CSS group, with no significant difference between the two groups (p = 0.783). Additionally, CSS was not shown to have preventive effects in groups with higher-risk factors, such as Af diagnosis, warfarin use, heparin replacement, and tumor location in the lower third of the stomach. CONCLUSION: CSS administration was not effective for the prevention of the post-ESD bleeding in the overall patient population as well as in higher-risk patients. This suggests that the administration of CSS for post-ESD bleeding prevention may need to be reconsidered.