Abstract
Prediction of Bleeding Etiology: The Clinician is Vindicated!
Highlights
Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is associated with significant morbidity and mortality
The patients were enrolled in the REgistry of patients undergoing endoscopic and/or Acid Suppression therapy and Outcomes analysis for upper gastrointestinal bleediNg (REASON) trial, with an aim to identify patient characteristics that distinguish variceal bleeds from nonvariceal bleeds
Factors supporting a variceal source include a history of cirrhosis, signs of chronic liver disease, hematemesis and blood from a nasogastric aspirate
Summary
Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In the current issue of the Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, Alharbi et al [5] (pages 187-192) investigate preprocedure characteristics of patients diagnosed with variceal and nonvariceal upper GI bleeds. The patients were enrolled in the REgistry of patients undergoing endoscopic and/or Acid Suppression therapy and Outcomes analysis for upper gastrointestinal bleediNg (REASON) trial, with an aim to identify patient characteristics that distinguish variceal bleeds from nonvariceal bleeds.
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