Happy ending of life-threatening upper GI bleeding
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Non-variceal Upper Gi Bleeding
Introduction In the United States, there are 250,000-300,000 hospital admissions and 15,000-30,000 deaths each year resulting from acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding NVUGIB.1 Peptic ulcer disease is the most prevalent source of NVUGIB accounting for 50% of all cases. The incidence of NVUGIB ranges from 48-160 cases per 100,000 adults yearly. Recent data suggest the mortality fro...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.07.2011.4435