GI Bleeding Deaths Rise in Wake of Increased DOAC Use Deaths from gastrointestinal bleeding have increased, but fatal bleeding risk per anticoagulated patient has declined despite the widespread use of direct oral anticoagulants.

Riesgo individual de mortalidad por sangrado GI disminuye modestamente con los anticoagulantes orales directos, reflejando su mayor uso en una población que envejece, así como una mejor seguridad y control de los pacientes #DOAC #GIbleeding www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

📍 Study design: This multicenter prospective pilot included 73 patients with suspected upper GI bleeding.
• Positive PCE → emergency endoscopy (within 12 hours)
• Negative PCE → delayed endoscopy with close monitoring

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Discover the updated APASL guidelines on acute variceal bleeding, responding to recent advances in hemodynamic management, pharmacotherapy, endoscopy techniques, and more.

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Helicobacter pylori Screening After Acute Myocardial Infarction This randomized cluster trial investigates whether routine screening for Helicobacter pylori using urea breath tests among patients after acute myocardial infarction reduces upper gastrointestinal ble...

En pacientes hospitalizados con IM agudo, la pesquisa de rutina de H.pylori no reduce el riesgo de sangrado GI superior #Hpylori #AMI #GIbleeding jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Impressive #azotemia due to upper #GIbleeding look at sCr going from 3.4 to 3.6 (baseline #CKD) and how BUN exploded. Pt had melena, #EGD showed gastric ulcers. The answer is not #dialysis #notallazotemiaisuremia