Blood Urea Nitrogen to Creatinine ratio in Differentiation of Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Bleedings; a Diagnostic Accuracy Study

Blood Urea Nitrogen to Creatinine ratio in Differentiation of Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Bleedings; a Diagnostic Accuracy Study

Introduction: Finding easily accessible and non-invasive methods for differentiating various sources of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding before performing endoscopy and colonoscopy is of great interest. The present study was designed with the aim of evaluating the screening performance characteristics...

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Main Authors: Seyyed Mahdi Zia Ziabari, Siamak Rimaz, Afshin Shafaghi, Maryam Shakiba, Zahra Pourkazemi, Elnaz Karimzadeh, Melika Amoukhteh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2019-06-01
Series:Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
blood urea nitrogen
creatinine
clinical decision-making
decision support techniques
Online Access:https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/400

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