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Time to Endoscopy and Outcomes in Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Author(s) -

Nitin Sarin,

Neerav Monga,

Paul C. Adams

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

canadian journal of gastroenterology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1916-7237

pISSN - 0835-7900

DOI - 10.1155/2009/604639

Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopy , upper gastrointestinal bleeding , retrospective cohort study , hemostasis , gastrointestinal bleeding , blood transfusion , general surgery , therapeutic endoscopy , surgery

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a common problem associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Previous studies show that immediate endoscopies do not affect outcomes in patients; however, endoscopic interventions have evolved. The present retrospective review of endoscopies performed at a large teaching hospital assessed the timing of endoscopy with respect to the morbidity and mortality of UGIB.

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