PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS FOR UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS

AMR HILMY ABAZA;

Abstract


Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a common clinical problem and medical emergency. It is a worldwide problem and a major cause of mortality and morbidity, but precise estimates of the frequency of GI bleeding are too difficult to come by.


The aim of the present study was to determine the occurrence and risk factors for the development of upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding in critically ill patients.



The study was conducted on one hundred critically ill patients, admitted• to the Critical Medicine Department of Alexandria Main University Hospital.



Patients were divided into two groups according to the occurrence of upper GIT bleeding:
Group 1: included 20 patients (20%) with upper GIT bleeding.


Group II: iriduded 80 patients (80%) without upper GIT bleeding.


Other data

Title PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS FOR UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS
Other Titles دراسة معدل حدوث والاسباب المؤدية الى نزيف الجهاز الهضمى فى الحالات الحرجة
Authors AMR HILMY ABAZA
Issue Date 2002

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