Causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients admitted to Erbil hospitals
Background and objectives: This study aimed to Find the causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in Erbil hospitals and to study these causes for the purpose of reducing their mortality.
Halgurd Fathulla Ahmed
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The Causes of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the National Referral Hospital: Evaluation on Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Endoscopic Result in Five Years Period [PDF]
Backgrounds: Gastrointestinal bleeding such as hematemesis or melena are common conditions in clinical practice and endoscopic service. The mortality rate due to gastrointestinal bleeding is relatively high.
Abdullah, M. (Murdani)+7 more
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Upper gastrointestinal bleeding in a Brazilian hospital: a retrospective study of endoscopic records [PDF]
Background - Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a frequent and potentially severe complication of most digestive diseases of the upper gastrointestinal tract.
Cyrla ZALTMAN+5 more
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Transfusion strategies for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
BACKGROUND The hemoglobin threshold for transfusion of red cells in patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding is controversial. We compared the efficacy and safety of a restrictive transfusion strategy with those of a liberal transfusion strategy ...
C. Villanueva+13 more
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Assesment of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Introduction:Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is an important emergency problem that can occur at any age in childhood and requires urgent treatment for the underlying cause.
Aysun Tekeli+7 more
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A Fibreoptic Endoscopic Study of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding at Bugando Medical Centre in Northwestern Tanzania: a Retrospective Review of 240 Cases. [PDF]
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is recognized as a common and potentially life-threatening abdominal emergency that needs a prompt assessment and aggressive emergency treatment.
A Elghuel+45 more
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Treatment of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in 2020: New techniques and outcomes
The clinical outcome of upper gastrointestinal bleeding has improved due to advances in endoscopic therapy and standardized peri‐endoscopy care. Apart from validating clinical scores, artificial intelligence‐assisted machine learning models may play an ...
L. Lau, J. Sung
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Non-Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding [PDF]
Non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB), which predominantly occurs secondary to peptic ulcers, presents a major challenge in emergency departments and is associated with high mortality rates.
Dong Jin Yoon, Joon Sung Kim
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Antiplatelet agents and/or anticoagulants are not associated with worse outcome following nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding emerges as a major complication of using antiplatelet agents and/or anticoagulants and represents a clinical challenge in patients undergoing these therapies.
Dinis-Ribeiro, M.+5 more
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Elderly people constitute an increasing proportion of those presenting with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Not only in upper gastrointestinal bleeding is advanced age a risk of death, but also exceeding 60 years of age results in an increased ...
Ahmed Gado, Basel Ebeid
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