Poor outcomes in hospitalized patients with gastrointestinal bleeding: impact of baseline risk, bleeding severity, and process of care.

OBJECTIVES: Previous studies have found higher mortality rates among inpatients (IPs) compared with new admissions (outpatients, OPs) with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (AUGIB), but no studies have investigated the cause for this. The objective of this study was to determine whether the diff...

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Main Authors: Jairath, V, Thompson, J, Kahan, B, Daniel, R, Hearnshaw, SA, Travis, S, Murphy, M, Palmer, K, Logan, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2014