Q. A 50-year-old male, who is a known heavy drinker with a history of alcohol abuse, presents to the emergency department with a complaint of severe upper abdominal pain and hematemesis. The patient reports that the pain started suddenly while he was vomiting after a night of heavy drinking.
On physical examination, the patient appears uncomfortable and is clutching his abdomen. Vital signs reveal a heart rate of 110/min, blood pressure of 140/90 mm Hg, and a respiratory rate of 22/min. The patient's skin appears pale, and he has fresh blood stains around his mouth. A focused abdominal examination reveals tenderness in the upper abdominal region, with no guarding or rigidity. A blood test shows anemia with a hemoglobin level of 7 g/dL, and a coagulation profile reveals that the patient is in a state of disseminated intravascular coagulation. The patient is immediately taken to the endoscopy suite for emergent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (see image), which demonstrates the presence of two linear mucosal tears.
Based on the information you have at this point in time, which of the following therapeutic interventions to reduce the risk of further bleeding is LEAST indicated?