Nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with liver cirrhosis. Clinical features, outcomes and predictors of in-hospital mortality. A prospective study

Nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with liver cirrhosis. Clinical features, outcomes and predictors of in-hospital mortality. A prospective study

Background. Clinical and endoscopic features of cirrhotic patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB) have been rarely reported and clinical outcomes and predictors of mortality have not been evaluated.Aims. 1) To describe the clinical features; 2) To define the clinical outco...

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Main Authors: José Alberto González-González, M.D., Diego García-Compean, Genaro Vázquez-Elizondo, Aldo Garza-Galindo, Joel Omar Jáquez-Quintana, Héctor Maldonado-Garza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-07-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Cirrhosis
Endoscopic findings
Mortality
Predictors of death
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