Open AccessLaboratory test variables useful for distinguishing upper from lower gastrointestinal bleeding
Author(s) -
M. Tomizawa,
Fuminobu Shinozaki,
Rumiko Hasegawa,
Yoshinori Shirai,
Yasufumi Motoyoshi,
Takao Sugiyama,
Shozo Yamamoto,
Naoki Ishige
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i20.6246
Subject(s) - medicine , upper gastrointestinal bleeding , gastroenterology , logistic regression , receiver operating characteristic , blood urea nitrogen , hemoglobin , lower gastrointestinal bleeding , surgery , colonoscopy , endoscopy , creatinine , cancer , colorectal cancer
To distinguish upper from lower gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding.