Long-term Mortality of Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit for Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- 1 October 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 97 (10) , 955-958
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.smj.0000117795.47270.61
Abstract
Objectives: Long-term mortality data for gastrointestinal (GI) bleeders is scarce in the literature. The aim of this prospective study was to determine the long-term mortality of patients admitted to two intensive care units with a primary diagnosis of GI bleeding. Methods: The charts of patients admitted to the medical intensive care unit (MICU) with GI bleeding were reviewed and the data of...Keywords
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