An audit of upper gastrointestinal bleeding at Seremban Hospital.
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چکیده
We retrospectively analyzed all patients presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding to Seremban Hospital over a one-year period. A quarter of the oesophagogastro-duodenoscopies (OGD) performed were performed as emergency for upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding. Gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers were the two most common findings. Our results suggest that there is a male preponderance of 2:1, the Chinese were more likely to be affected and the elderly (> 60 years) were at highest risk.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical journal of Malaysia
دوره 58 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003