Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology
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Scand. J. Gastroenterol. · Apr 1995
Predictors of mortality in patients admitted to hospital for acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
We wanted to identify features of prognostic significance in patients admitted to hospital because of acute upper gastrointestinal (UGI) hemorrhage. ⋯ In patients admitted to hospital because of UGI hemorrhage the prognosis depends on age, underlying diseases, hemodynamic status, and the persistence or recurrence of bleeding. The causes of bleeding were not relevant to the prognosis.