An analysis of upper GI endoscopy done for patients in surgical intensive care: High incidence of, and morbidity from reflux oesophagitis

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 163, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 903-907

  Plaisier, Peter W ^a   Van Buuren, Henk R ^a   Bruining, Hajo A ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Critical care; Endoscopy; Hemorrhage; Intensive care; Mechanical ventilation; Oesophagitis; Upper gastrointestinal tract

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM HEMORRHAGE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEEDING APPARATUS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROSTOMY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTESTINE ANASTOMOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGITIS, PEPTIC; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031459835     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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