Trends in hospitalization, mortality, and timing of colonoscopy in patients with acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding
Background and study aims Current guidelines conditionally recommend performing early colonoscopy (EC) (< 24 hours) in patients admitted with acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB). It remains unclear whether this practice is implemented widely. Therefore, we used the Nationwide Inpatient S...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2021-05-01
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| Series: | Endoscopy International Open |
| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-1352-3204 |