Predictors of a Variceal Source among Patients Presenting with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

BACKGROUND: Patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) require an early, tailored approach best guided by knowledge of the bleeding lesion, especially a variceal versus a nonvariceal source.

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Main Authors: Ahmad Alharbi, Majid Almadi, Alan Barkun, Myriam Martel, The REASON Investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/349324
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spelling doaj-art-677b5ec5f8f546cbaf52b8fb362021702025-02-03T06:42:28ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002012-01-0126418719210.1155/2012/349324Predictors of a Variceal Source among Patients Presenting with Upper Gastrointestinal BleedingAhmad Alharbi0Majid Almadi1Alan Barkun2Myriam Martel3The REASON InvestigatorsDivision of Gastroenterology, The McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology, The McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology, The McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology, The McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaBACKGROUND: Patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) require an early, tailored approach best guided by knowledge of the bleeding lesion, especially a variceal versus a nonvariceal source.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/349324
spellingShingle Ahmad Alharbi
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Predictors of a Variceal Source among Patients Presenting with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title Predictors of a Variceal Source among Patients Presenting with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
title_full Predictors of a Variceal Source among Patients Presenting with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
title_fullStr Predictors of a Variceal Source among Patients Presenting with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
title_full_unstemmed Predictors of a Variceal Source among Patients Presenting with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
title_short Predictors of a Variceal Source among Patients Presenting with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
title_sort predictors of a variceal source among patients presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/349324
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