Open AccessUpper gastrointestinal bleeding in Scotland 2000-2010: Improved outcomes but a significant weekend effect
Author(s) -
Asma Ahmed,
Matthew Armstrong,
I. R. Robertson,
Allan J. Morris,
Oliver Blatchford,
Adrian J. Stanley
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.i38.10890
Subject(s) - medicine , case fatality rate , upper gastrointestinal bleeding , demography , emergency medicine , retrospective cohort study , pediatrics , database , epidemiology , endoscopy , sociology , computer science
To assess numbers and case fatality of patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB), effects of deprivation and whether weekend presentation affected outcomes.