Approach to Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding - When to Treat?
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding from peptic ulcer is a life threatening emergency. Clinical risk factors for fatal outcome have been defined, and endoscopic predictors for rebleeding have been identified. Active ulcer bleeding at endoscopy carries an 80% chance of persistent or recurrent bleeding. A...
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| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1990-01-01
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| Series: | Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1990/187323 |
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