OC-141Upper GI bleeding in Scotland 2000–2010: improving outcome but a significant weekend effectIntroduction Recent studies have suggested a reduction in incidence of upper GI haemorrhage (UGIH) and a possible worse outcome if patients present at weekends. Our aim was to assess trends in ...
Decreasing Trend of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Mortality Risk Over Three Decadesdoi:10.1007/s10620-013-2765-zUpper GI bleedingMortality riskComorbidityTrendBackground Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) causes over $1 billion in medical expenses annually. Aims The purpose of this study was to ...
Upper GI tract stricture or obstruction; Evaluation of GI bleeding: For persons with active or recent bleeding; For presumed chronic blood loss and for iron deficiency anemia when the clinical situation suggests an upper GI source or when colonoscopy results are negative; Sampling of upper GI tissu...
their use is restricted by the occurrence of upper gastrointestinal (GI) complications (UGIC) such as peptic ulcer perforations, obstructions and bleeding. The use of NSAIDs has been associated with a 3- to 5-fold increase in the risk of UGIC.[...
Upper GI bleeding was defined by the presence of overt upper GI bleeding on admission or a history of hematemesis/coffee grounds vomiting, melena, hematochezia, or a combination of any of the above within the 24 h preceding admission. Analysis of data The study's primary purpose was to assess...
Patients with any form of GI bleeding resultin g in endoscopy are prospectively registered in a database. Patients with duodenal ulcer (DU) and gastric ulcer (GU) were identified. A retrospective cohort of patients was also identified by searching ICD-9 codes for gastroduodenal ulcer from 9/...
MANAGEMENT OF NONVARICEAL UPPER GI BLEEDING (NVUGIB) AFTER GUIDELINE PUBLICATION: THE REASON STUDYThe present study aimed to identify the current management patterns of NVUGIB in 21 Canadian hospitals to determine the adherence to guidelines published in 2003.Patients admitted for NVUGIB between ...
upper GI bleeding. All adult patients (aged older than 20 years) with a history of cirrhosis who presented at the ED of CGMH between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2019 were included in the study. Upper GI bleeding was identified by two discharge diagnoses identified through International ...
ICD-10 codes were used to identify patients with a primary or secondary diagnosis of NVUGIB admitted to the SHR or RQHR between January 2008 and February 2010. The primary outcomes of interest were mortality and 30-day re-bleeding rates. Primary outcomes were also stratified by health region,...
Risk stratification in acute upper GI bleeding: comparison of the AIMS65 score with the Glasgow- Blatchford and Rockall scoring systems. Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2016; 83: 1151 - 1160Robertson M, Majumdar A, Boyapati R. Risk stratification in acute upper GI bleeding: comparison of the AIMS65 ...