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. 1990 Aug;66(778):654–656. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.66.778.654

Specialized gastrointestinal units for the management of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage.

J D Sanderson 1, R F Taylor 1, S Pugh 1, F R Vicary 1
PMCID: PMC2429682  PMID: 2217034

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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