Upper gastrointestinal bleeding in a Brazilian hospital: A retrospective study of endoscopic records

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 74-80

  Zaltman, Cyrla ^a,c   De Souza, Heitor Siffert Pereira ^a   Castro, Maria Elizabeth C ^b   Sobral, Maria de Fátima S ^b   Dias, Paula Cristina P ^b   Lemos Jr , Vilson ^b  

^a University Hospital and School of Medicine   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Endoscopy, gastrointestinal; Gastrointestinal hemorrhage; Hemostasis, endoscopic

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALCOHOL; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MONOETHANOLAMINE OLEATE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAZIL; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; HEMATEMESIS; HEMOSTASIS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PEPTIC ULCER; PREVALENCE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

EID: 0036556995     PISSN: 00042803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-28032002000200002     Document Type: Article

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