Can the Presence of Endoscopic High-Risk Stigmata be Bredicted before Endoscopy? A Multivariable Analysis Using the RUGBE Database
oleh: Yen-I Chen, Jonathan Wyse, Alan Barkun, Marc Bardou, Ian M Gralnek, Myriam Martel
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Wiley 2014-01-01 |
Deskripsi
BACKGROUND: Many aspects in the management of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding rely on pre-esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) stratification of patients likely to exhibit high-risk stigmata (HRS); however, data predicting the presence of HRS are lacking.