Comparison of the serum fibrinogen level and International Normalized Ratio in the assessment of the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding in decompensated cirrhosis

Introduction: Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is the most life-threatening complication of cirrhosis and it's predicting is crucial for the management of cirrhotic patients. The present study aimed to assess the relationship between INR and plasma fibrinogen level and the risk of GI bleeding usi...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Hossein Somi, Masood Faghih Dinevari, Leila Alizadeh, Ali Riazi, Samaneh Abbasian, Zeinab Nikniaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Press 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Research in Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:https://jrcm.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/jrcm-8-48.pdf