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. 1990 Aug;66(778):654-6.
doi: 10.1136/pgmj.66.778.654.

Specialized gastrointestinal units for the management of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage

J D Sanderson  1 , R F Taylor, S Pugh, F R Vicary
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Specialized gastrointestinal units for the management of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage

J D Sanderson et al. Postgrad Med J. 1990 Aug.

Abstract

In 1986, 292 patients were admitted to a joint medical-surgical gastrointestinal unit with upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Fourteen patients died (4.8%) a mortality considerably lower than recorded in most series. The low mortality may result from the use of a specialized gastrointestinal unit to which all patients with upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage are admitted and managed with strict protocols for resuscitation, transfusion and surgery.

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