The outcome of suspected upper gastrointestinal bleeding with 24-hour access to upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: A prospective cohort study

Endoscopy

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 581-585

  Lim, Chee H ^a   Vani, D ^b   Shah, S G ^a   Everett, S M ^c   Rembacken, B J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b PINDERFIELDS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; TERLIPRESSIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; BALLOON; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DUODENUM ULCER; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALLORY WEISS SYNDROME; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORTALITY; PEPTIC ULCER BLEEDING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STOMACH ULCER; STOMACH VARICES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTASIS, ENDOSCOPIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745544585     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-925313     Document Type: Article

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