Commentary: comparisons of upper gastrointestinal bleeding mortality by admission time
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Audit of mortality in upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
The outcome in 1017 patients with haematemesis and malaena referred to two major hospitals in Nottingham within a 2-year period has been prospectively evaluated. Ninety one (9%) patients died during the time period under consideration and all but four were found to have been over 60 years of age. There were 13 (14%) deaths following rebleeding, of whom 5 (5%) could have been potentially avoided...
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عنوان ژورنال: Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0269-2813
DOI: 10.1111/apt.12020