Published in:
01-02-2016 | Editorial
Risk Factors for Rebleeding in Peptic Ulcer Bleeding: A Second Look at Second-Look Endoscopy
Author:
Stig Borbjerg Laursen
Published in:
Digestive Diseases and Sciences
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Issue 2/2016
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Excerpt
Rebleeding, which occurs in 10–15 % of patients with peptic ulcer bleeding (PUB) [
1], is associated with a two- to fivefold mortality increase, depending on the presence of other risk factors [
2]. Therefore, identification of the predictors of rebleeding seems meaningful in order to identify high-risk patients needing close observation and rapid treatment in case of the development of rebleeding. …