normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: prolonged fasting may precipitate or exacerbate gastrointestinal complaints. the aim of this study was to evaluate the relation between ramadan fasting and acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (augib), and to assess characteristics of those occurred in the holly month. materials and methods: retrospective analysis was conducted for all ...

BACKGROUND Limited research has compared the measures of summarizing international normalized ratio (INR) control over time. Measures that are more predictive of patient outcomes would be preferred as would those that are easier to calculate and understand. METHODS AND RESULTS We examined 676 patients who received long-term warfarin therapy to treat atrial fibrillation: 125 patients who exper...

COPILOT Bleedback Control Valve (Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, California) to avoid unwanted bleeding. In our experience, there has been decreased undesired blood loss over the years as we have learned how to best manage the hemostatic valve to minimize, but not completely eliminate, bleeding. It would be of interest to see the periprocedural bleeding trend over time in the reported pooled anal...

Introduction Hemorrhage occurs in 7–10% of patients treated with vitamin K antagonist (VKA), major bleeding 1–3%. Impact nutritional status on the risk anticoagulants is still poorly documented. Our study aimed to analyze link between VKA and occurrence hemorrhagic events. We also analyzed micronutrients status. Methods A case–control, monocentric, prospective was conducted from August 2012 Oct...

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is defined as bleeding proximal to the ligament of Treitz. The most important aspect of management of GI bleeding is to locate the site and cause of bleeding. The aim of the study is to find out the common etiology, presentation and management, including the role of upper GI endoscopy. Recent advances have meant that endoscopic hemostatic methods are now ass...

Variceal bleeding is one of the dreaded complications of portal hypertension. Although its prognosis has improved over the last several decades, it still carries substantial mortality. Although most portal hypertensive bleeds result from the ruptured distal esophageal varices, bleeding from other sources such gastric varices, portal hypertensive gastropathy, and ectopic varices can lead to clin...

An endoscopic technique for the measurement of gastric mucosal bleeding time has been developed to study gastric haemostasis in patients with acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. The relation of gastric mucosal bleeding time to skin bleeding time and nonsterodial anti-inflammatory drug usage was examined in 61 control patients and in 47 patients presenting with bleeding peptic ulcers or er...

background: coronary angiography is frequently applied for diagnostic purposes in patients with coronary artery disease. be that as it may, there is still no consensus about the optimal time for the ambulation of patients following femoral arterial puncture. we sought to compare 6 hours of complete bed rest and 2 hours of complete bed rest in patients after angiography. methods: this randomized...