Patients with upper GI bleeding are at a high risk of death: Worldwide, the overall death rate due to a peptic ulcer bleed (PUB) ranges from 4% to 12%.1-4 The death rate is particularly high if surgery is needed. Worldwide, the death rate following surgery for a PUB ranges from ...
Patients with upper GI bleeding are at a high risk of death: Worldwide, the overall death rate due to a peptic ulcer bleed (PUB) ranges from 4% to 12%.1-4 The death rate is particularly high if surgery is needed. Worldwide, the death rate following surgery for a PUB ranges from ...