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A clinical study of acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage associated with various shock states.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2012044     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage from stress ulceration is a life-threatening complication in a critically ill patient. We retrospectively studied 471 patients admitted to the Department of Traumatology of our hospital who developed shock in their clinical course. Forty-two patients (8.9%) developed gastrointestinal hemorrhage, most within 1 wk (76.2%). The hemorrhage lesion usually was located in the corpus of the stomach. The mortality rate of the shock patients with gastrointestinal hemorrhage was 33.3% (14 of 42). Comparison of different types of shock showed that the incidence, severity, and mortality rates of gastrointestinal hemorrhage were significantly higher in septic shock patients than in hemorrhagic shock patients. These findings show the importance of preventive therapy against progression of early mucosal damage and development of gastrointestinal hemorrhage in shock patients, especially those with sepsis.
Authors:
H Fusamoto; H Hagiwara; H Meren; A Kasahara; N Hayashi; S Kawano; T Sugimoto; T Kamada
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of gastroenterology     Volume:  86     ISSN:  0002-9270     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Gastroenterol.     Publication Date:  1991 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1991-05-07     Completed Date:  1991-05-07     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0421030     Medline TA:  Am J Gastroenterol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  429-33     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
First Department of Medicine, Osaka University Medical School, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acute Disease
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / diagnosis,  etiology*,  mortality,  therapy
Humans
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Shock / complications*,  mortality
Shock, Hemorrhagic / complications,  mortality
Shock, Septic / complications,  mortality

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