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Mortality with upper gastrointestinal bleeding and perforation: effects of time and NSAID use

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Background: Some people who suffer an upper gastrointestinal bleed or perforation die. The mortality rate was estimated at 12% in studies published before 1997, but a systematic survey of more recent data is needed. Better treatment is likely to have reduced mortality. An estimate of mortality is helpful in explaining to patients the risks of therapy, especially with NSAIDs.

Methods: A systematic review of studies published before 1997,...

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10.1186/1471-230x-9-41

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Clinical Neurosciences
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BioMed Central
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BMC Gastroenterology More from this journal
Volume:
9
Article number:
41
Publication date:
2009-06-05
Acceptance date:
2009-06-05
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1471-230X
Language:
English
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uuid:ea03d789-14fc-4084-81c6-1db134e72ae5
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pubs:243501
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243501
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2012-12-19

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