Urgent colonoscopy in patients with lower GI bleeding: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 107-117.e1

  Kouanda, Abdul M ^a   Somsouk, Ma ^b   Sewell, Justin L ^b   Day, Lukejohn W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COLONOSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTIVE COLONOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING; URGENT COLONOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECONOMICS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY; RECURRENT DISEASE;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COLONOSCOPY; ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EMERGENCIES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; RECURRENCE;

EID: 85015808143     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2017.01.035     Document Type: Review

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