This system has great potential to identify patients with upper GI bleeding who can be managed as outpatients. All of the elements of the GBS low-risk criteria can be easily obtained through ...

There are well-established guidelines for the management of nonvariceal upper GI bleeding, [27] much of which are valid for post-PCI bleeding and will not be discussed here, such as resuscitation ...

Restrictive transfusion strategy saves blood and is safe in most clinical settings, including gastrointestinal bleeding. However, generalizability of a restrictive transfusion approach in acute ...

Lower gastrointestinal bleeding is any form of bleeding that occurs in the lower gastrointestinal tract, including the large intestine, parts of the small intestine (jejunum and ileum), rectum and ...

A recent study evaluated whether lower esomeprazole doses could achieve therapeutic pH goals while minimizing adverse effects ...

Other possible problems include heart attacks, stroke, stomachaches, internal bleeding, ulceration and skin reactions.

Patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) initiating oral anticoagulants have an increased risk for bleeding when usi ...

Introduction: A recent JAMA study by Ray et al., reported severe bleeding risk among older adults with atrial fibrillation (Afib) receiving apixaban or rivaroxaban along with diltiazem compared to ...

Biopsies were taken from the non-bleeding lesions. Pathology results were consistent with metastatic melanoma with positive stains for S-100 and melanin-A. Malignant melanoma has a predilection for ...

NEW research highlights the utility of the PRECISE-DAPT score in predicting gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding risk in patients undergoing dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after percutaneous coronary ...