A study of risk factor associations and etiology of upper gastrointestinal bleed

Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH - Year 2016, Vol 8, Issue 6

Abstract

Upper gastrointestinal bleed has varied etiology and clinical presentations ranging from single episode of malena to profound hypovolemic shock, requiring immediate fluid resuscitation and urgent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. The prognosis depends upon the volume loss, timely fluid resuscitation, immediate upper gastrointestinal endoscopy to find out correctable cause and expertise of the gastroenterologist.

Authors and Affiliations

Dr. Minnal Uppal, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, Dr. Vijay Kundal and *Dr. Amit Badgal

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Dr. Minnal Uppal, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, Dr. Vijay Kundal and *Dr. Amit Badgal (2016). A study of risk factor associations and etiology of upper gastrointestinal bleed. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH, 8(6), 32636-32637. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-405259