This system has great potential to identify patients with upper GI bleeding who can be managed as outpatients. All of the elements of the GBS low-risk criteria can be easily obtained through ...

Gastrointestinal bleeding can happen in any part of the GI tract, either the lower part or the upper part. Here, take a look ...

However, even very small amounts of bleeding, stretched over a long period of time can have an effect. Broadly, GI bleeding can be categorized based on which part of the tract it occurs in, says Dr.

Predicting outcomes in upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is important for identifying patients at high risk of morbidity and mortality who would benefit from early intervention. Various ...

THE importance of postemetic gastroesophageal lacerations as a source of massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding was first pointed out by Mallory and Weiss 1 in 1929. Their autopsy studies ...

The trade-off of this approach is increased rates of bleeding, a third of which is from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. GI bleeding after PCI occurs in approximately 1% of patients within 30 days ...