APACHE II score in massive upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage from peptic ulcer: Prognotic value and potential clinical applications

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 1989, Pages 733-736

  Schein, M ^a   Gecelter, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

APACHE II; emergency gastroduodenal operations; outcome prediction; upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FATALITY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DUODENAL ULCER; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PEPTIC ULCER HEMORRHAGE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STOMACH ULCER;

EID: 0024411513     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800760729     Document Type: Article

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