Injection Therapy for Nonvariceal Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage is a common and serious problem - its average mortality of 10% has changed little over the past 40 years. In 80% of patients the bleeding stops spontaneously. In patients with continuous or recurrent bleeding (20%), mortality and morbidity are high, and emergency surgery...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
1990-01-01
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| Series: | Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1990/120392 |