Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage following cardiac surgery: A comparative study with vascular surgery patients from a single centre

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 191-194

  Jayaprakash, Anthoor ^a,b   McGrath, Christine ^a   McCullagh, Emily ^a   Smith, Frank ^a   Angelini, Gianni ^a   Probert, Christopher ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Stress ulceration; Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENALIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DUODENUM ULCER; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEART SURGERY; HEMATEMESIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELENA; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH EROSION; STOMACH ULCER; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING; VASCULAR SURGERY; VASCULAR SUTURE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIC ULCER BLEEDING; SMOKING; TIME;

AGED; ASPIRIN; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DUODENAL ULCER; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIC ULCER HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; SMOKING; STOMACH ULCER; TIME FACTORS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WARFARIN;

EID: 2642535272     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200402000-00011     Document Type: Article

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