Impact of Ethnicity in Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
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Management of acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
Introduction Acute upper haemorrhage (UGIH) is a common medical emergency, with an incidence of up to 150 per 100,000. The incidence is highest in those from the lowest socio-economic groups. Although its incidence is declining, the mortality remains high. A large UK audit of UGIH in 1995 showed that in patients admitted with bleeding as their primary diagnosis the mortality was 11%. In contras...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0192-0790
DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0000000000000025