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Gastrointestinal bleeding

Surgical Intensive Care Medicine: Second Edition, Page: 455-469
2010
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Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) in the critical care environment is a relatively common clinical event. The incidence of GIB is 103/100,000 cases per year in the United Kingdom (UK). Of these, 14% occur in patients who are already hospitalized. In the United States (US) the incidence of clinically significant GIB from stress-related mucosal disease (SRMD) has been estimated at 1.5%. GIB can be the primary reason for admission or can develop as a secondary comorbid factor in relation to the primary illness. Patients with this complication can have an increased length of stay and up to a fourfold rise in mortality. © 2010 Springer-Verlag US.

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