December 19, 2008 — Hospitalizations for upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding decreased by 14% from 1998 to 2006, according to a report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. "Upper GI ...

A class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors appear to be associated with bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal tract, according to a report in the July issue of ...

Patients with newly diagnosed psoriatic arthritis have a higher risk of CVD. Resuming antithrombotic therapy with in patients with atrial fibrillation and a serious gastrointestinal bleed results in ...

In the general patient population, low-dose aspirin almost doubles the likelihood of upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, and adding drugs such as clopidogrel or high-dose corticosteroids raises the ...

Cavernous haemangiomas are benign vascular lesions that may occur throughout the body, including within the gastrointestinal tract. These lesions comprise dilated blood vessels that can lead to ...

Gastrointestinal bleeding occurs as a result of blood loss from somewhere in the gastrointestinal tract, the passage that extends from the mouth to the anus. The bleeding varies in severity from mild ...

Severity of bleeding Cause of bleeding Site of bleeding (upper or lower gastrointestinal bleeding) Age and general condition of the patient Treatment is initially focused on fluid resuscitation in ...

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MASSIVE hemorrhage from the gastrointestinal tract, particularly hematemesis, is one of the dramatic events in medicine that deeply impress both patient and physician. The question that presents ...

Purpose: The etiology, pathophysiology, prognostic factors, pharmacologic treatment, and pharmacoeconomic considerations of nonvariceal upper-gastrointestinal-tract bleeding (UGB) are reviewed.