A major UK reaudit shows significant improvements in outcomes for patients with acute upper GI bleeding and highlights clear ...

Antipsychotic Use Up Among U.S. Medicaid-Enrolled Youth Patients taking the new generation of oral anticoagulants appear to have a higher risk of gastrointestinal bleeding compared with standard care.

Gastrointestinal bleeding refers to any form of hemorrhage or blood loss that occurs in the gastrointestinal tract, the passage that extends all the way from the mouth to the anus. The causes of this ...

Researchers have found in a new study that among patients with subclinical atrial fibrillation (SCAF), apixaban caused more ...

Gastrointestinal bleeding is common among people with cirrhosis due to a complication called portal hypertension. This is elevated blood pressure in the veins that lead to your liver. Cirrhosis is ...

Cavernous haemangiomas are benign vascular lesions that may occur throughout the body, including within the gastrointestinal tract. These lesions comprise dilated blood vessels that can lead to ...

Current guidelines recommend 5 to 7 days of broad-spectrum antibiotic prophylaxis for upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis. In a systematic review and meta-analysis, shorter ...

Scientists have created swallowable microsphere “pills” packed with engineered bacteria that can detect signs of gut disease, ...

December 19, 2008 — Hospitalizations for upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding decreased by 14% from 1998 to 2006, according to a report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. "Upper GI ...

New research shows that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a group of drugs commonly used to treat depression, may double the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding. When the drugs are taken ...

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