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Non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2018
Non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB) is bleeding that develops in the oesophagus, stomach or proximal duodenum. Peptic ulcers, caused by Helicobacter pylori infection or use of NSAIDs and low-dose aspirin (LDA), are the most common cause.
Lanas, A, Dumonceau, J, Hunt, R, Fujishiro, M, Scheiman, J, Gralnek, I, Campbell, H, Rostom, A, Villanueva, C, Sung, J   +9 more
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Towards personalised management for non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Gut, 2021
Guidelines from national and international professional societies on upper gastrointestinal bleeding highlight the important clinical issues but do not always identify specific management strategies pertaining to individual patients. Optimal treatment should consider the personal needs of an individual patient and the pertinent resources and experience
Joseph J Y Sung, Loren Laine, Ernst J Kuipers, Alan N Barkun   +3 more
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Beta-blockers to prevent gastroesophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis. [PDF]

, 2005
BACKGROUND: Nonselective beta-adrenergic blockers decrease portal pressure and prevent variceal hemorrhage. Their effectiveness in preventing varices is unknown.
Bosch, J, Burroughs, AK, Escorsell, A, Gao, H, Garcia-Pagan, JC, Garcia-Tsao, G, Grace, ND, Groszmann, RJ, Makuch, R, Matloff, DS, Patch, D, Planas, R, Portal Hypertension Collaborative Group   +12 more
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Endoscopic Treatment and Prevention of Acute Variceal Hemorrhage [PDF]

The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research
Gastroesophageal varices occur in more than half of patients with cirrhosis and the incidence increases as liver function worsens. Although the mortality rate for acute variceal bleeding has decreased with the development of variceal endoscopic ...
Youngdae Kim
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Multidisciplinary management strategies for acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding [PDF]

Journal of British Surgery, 2013
Abstract Background The modern management of acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding is centred on endoscopy, with recourse to interventional radiology and surgery in refractory cases. The appropriate use of intervention to optimize outcomes is reviewed.
Yidan Lu, Romaric Loffroy, James Y. Lau, Alan Barkun   +3 more
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The Royal Free Hospital score: a calibrated prognostic model for patients with cirrhosis admitted to intensive care unit. Comparison with current models and CLIF-SOFA score [PDF]

, 2014
Prognosis for patients with cirrhosis admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) is poor. ICU prognostic models are more accurate than liver-specific models.
Agarwal, B, Burroughs, AK, Cheung, M, Cholongitas, E, Mohammad, AO, Pieri, G, Theocharidou, E   +6 more
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Absence of Helicobacter pylori is not protective against peptic ulcer bleeding in elderly on offending agents: lessons from an exceptionally low prevalence population [PDF]

PeerJ, 2014
Aim. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is exceptionally rare in population from the north-eastern region of Peninsular Malaysia. This provides us an opportunity to contemplate the future without H.
Yeong Yeh Lee, Nordin Noridah, Syed Abdul Aziz Syed Hassan, Jayaram Menon   +3 more
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Sengstaken-Blakemore tube as a rescue treatment for hemorrhagic shock secondary to laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding erosion [PDF]

, 2019
Gastrointestinal bleeding is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening complication of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) erosion. We present the use of a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube as a treatment device for severe gastrointestinal bleeding
Brown, Campos, Cappell, Chen, Chung, Dellaportas, Di Lorenzo, Furbetta, Garcia-Tsao, Iqbal, Jouvin, Kurian, Majumdar, Rao, Sengstaken   +14 more
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Non Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed

Apollo Medicine, 2007
Gastrointestinal bleed is one of the commonest emergency. Peptic ulcers make up 50% of these cases. Risk stratification, resuscitation are essential in early management of GI bleed, early endoscopy is the main tool in managing and idenfifying the patient with higher risk of recurrent bleed and offers an opportunity to control bleed.
Mukul Rastogi, Ajay Kumar
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Acute endoscopic intervention in non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding [PDF]

Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2005
Abstract Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is one of the commonest emergencies encountered by general physicians. Once haemodynamic stability has been achieved, therapeutic endoscopy is vital in control and arrest of bleeding. Various methods are available and the evidence is reviewed as to the most optimal approach.
R P, Arasaradnam, M T, Donnelly
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