Dedicated bleed units: Should they be advocated?

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 861-865

  Sidhu, Reena ^a   Sakellariou, Paraskevi ^a   McAlindon, Mark E ^a   Donnelly, Mark T ^b   Johal, Shawinder S ^b   Sanders, David S ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Gastrointestinal haemorrhage; Mortality; Rebleeding

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; ENDOSCOPY; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH VARICES; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROSCOPY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67651052286     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e328314b7f6     Document Type: Article

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