The aetiology, management and clinical outcome of upper gastrointestinal bleeding among patients admitted at the kilimanjaro christian medical centre in Moshi, Tanzania

Tanzania Journal of Health Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Suba, Mwanahawa ^a   Ayana, Segni Mekonnen ^a   Mtabho, Charles M ^a   Kibiki, Gibson S ^a  

^a KILIMANJARO CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Endoscopy; Outcome; Tanzania; Upper gi bleeding

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; OCTREOTIDE; POLIDOCANOL; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMORBIDITY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DUODENUM ULCER; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; EROSIVE GASTRITIS; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEMORRHAGIC GASTRITIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALLORY WEISS SYNDROME; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; PEPTIC ULCER BLEEDING; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH ULCER; TANZANIA; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

EID: 79961059212     PISSN: 18216404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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