Context Emergency physicians must determine both the location and the severity of acute
gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) to optimize the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches …

Acute gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is common and necessitates rapid diagnosis and
treatment. Bleeding can occur anywhere throughout the GI tract and may be caused by …

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Blood gases/acid-base Cardiac markers Coagulation/fibrinolysis Infection/sepsis Information …

Acute gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding remains an important cause of emergency hospital
admissions, with substantial related morbidity and mortality. Bleeding may relate to the …

Introduction Superselective embolization of visceral arterial branches has become integral
in the management of acute lower gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage. The present study …

Aim Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) to creatinine ratio is associated with worse outcomes in
acute heart failure (HF) but little is known about its importance in chronic HF. Methods and …

Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) is a serious, potentially life-threatening disease that leads to
almost 1 million hospitalizations annually in the United States. 1, 2 Because this is a …

Background Cirrhosis is a significant cause of death in the US and has a variety of causes,
most commonly Hepatitis C and alcohol. Liver fibrosis and nodule formation result in …

En los últimos años se han producido avances en el manejo de la hemorragia digestiva alta
no varicosa que han permitido disminuir la recidiva hemorrágica y la mortalidad. El presente …

Abstract Background Glasgow-Blatchford score (GBS) has been developed for risk
stratification in management of acute upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. However, the …