Primary aortoenteric fistula (PAEF) is a rare but clinically important cause of catastrophic gastrointestinal bleeding. "Herald bleeding" is a characteristic symptom which refers to specific case of upper gastrointestinal bleeding that stop temporarily spontaneously and then proceeds to massive bleeding. We present the case report of a 55-year-old male with PAEF who was admitted due to upper ga...

tranexamic acid (ta) is an antifibrinolytic agent which reduces bleeding following certain surgical procedures. the present study was performed on 56 patients, scheduled for elective endoscopic sinus surgery under general anesthesia, to examine the effects of topical ta on providing a bloodless surgical field and evaluate the bleeding volume. the study comprised 26 patients who received topical...

We prove that there is a coincidence index for the inclusion F (x) ∈ Φ(x) when Φ is convex-valued and satisfies certain compactness assumptions on countable sets. For F we assume only that it provides a coincidence index for single-valued finite-dimensional maps (e.g. F is a Vietoris map). For the special case F = id, the obtained fixed point index is defined if Φ is countably condensing; the a...

OBJECTIVE To study the effects of proton pump inhibitors in reducing vomiting, gastrointestinal bleeding, and chest infections in institutionalised neurologically impaired children with gastroesophageal reflux. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING A regional hospital, Hong Kong. PATIENTS Neurologically impaired children with refractory gastroesophageal reflux. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Episode...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: This study was conducted to investigate the self-perception of mouth odor and its correlation with different variables.METHODS: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 260 individuals who were asked about their perception of personal mouth odor. Factors such as age, gender, oral hygiene, periodontal and dental status, tongue coating, and medical history were recorded o...

introduction microbial plaque is the main etiologic factor which causes disease in soft tissue around dental implants. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of plaque on health indicies of soft tissue around dental implants. methods and materials 45 patients with 211 dental implants were examined clinically for four years after prosthodontic treatment. plaque index and health ind...

BACKGROUND Bleeding is a major complication of warfarin therapy. Assessing the cost of warfarin-associated bleeding may more fully describe the costs associated with warfarin use. OBJECTIVE To assess health care costs related to warfarin-associated bleeding in patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation (AF). METHODS Medical and pharmacy claims were analyzed for patients with AF (ICD-...