Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhages in patients aged over 80 years: Incidence and prognosis;Hemorragies digestives hautes du sujet age de plus de 80 ans: Frequence et facteurs pronostiques

Gastroenterologie Clinique et Biologique

Volumn 20, Issue 8-9, 1996, Pages 638-644

  Hochain, Patrick ^a   Merle, Véronique ^a   Capet, Corinne ^a   Ducrotté, Philippe ^a   Michel, Pierre ^a   Riachi, Ghassan ^a   Colin, Raymond ^a  

^a HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

Author keywords

elderly; endoscopic treatment; gastrointestinal bleeding; prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DUODENUM ULCER; ELDERLY CARE; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SHOCK; STOMACH ULCER; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FRANCE; HEMOSTASIS; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PEPTIC ULCER; TIME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FRANCE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTASIS, ENDOSCOPIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; PEPTIC ULCER; PROGNOSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030331871     PISSN: 03998320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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