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haemorrhage . Risk assessment after acute upper gastrointestinal
The aim of this study was to establish the relative importance of risk factors for mortality after acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage, and to formulate a simple numerical scoring system that categorises patients by risk. A prospective, unselected, multicentre, population based study was undertaken using standardised questionnaires in two phases one year apart. A total of 4185 cases of acu...
متن کاملRisk assessment after acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage.
The aim of this study was to establish the relative importance of risk factors for mortality after acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage, and to formulate a simple numerical scoring system that categorizes patients by risk. A prospective, unselected, multicentre, population based study was undertaken using standardised questionnaires in two phases one year apart. A total of 4185 cases of acu...
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Endoscopy was performed in 194 patients who presented with upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage from January 1986 through June 1987. A cause of bleeding was identified in 187 cases (96.4%). The most common cause was duodenal ulcer which was evident in 84 cases (43.3%). Endoscopic proof of bleeding was seen in 122 patients (65.2%) while an assumed cause was designated in 65 cases (34.8%). Endoscop...
متن کاملAn audit of hospital admissions for acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage.
A retrospective survey was made of all 189 patients admitted with acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage to the Belfast City Hospital in one year. The commonest single reason for admission was peptic ulcer disease, but this was lower than in other published series from the United Kingdom. Overall mortality was 4.8%. The majority of patients did not require either blood transfusion or surgery....
متن کاملSelection of patients for early discharge or outpatient care after acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. National Audit of Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage.
BACKGROUND Acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage is a common medical emergency and hospital admission has usually been regarded as obligatory until the risk of further haemorrhage has receded. This policy means that some patients at low risk stay in hospital for longer than is necessary especially when diagnostic endoscopy is delayed. We attempted to identify patients who had negligible risk...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Medical Bulletin
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0007-1420,1471-8391
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldm023