Changing patterns of upper gastrointestinal bleeding over 23 years in Turkey

Danis N., Tekin F., Akarca U. S., ÜNAL N. G., Erdogan E. I., Akat K., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, vol.30, no.10, pp.877-882, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/tjg.2019.19239
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.877-882
  • Keywords: Antiaggregants, anticoagulants, endoscopy, gastrointestinal bleeding, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background/Aims: This study aimed to compare the causes of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGB), demographics, risk factors, and outcomes of patients during two periods between 1993 and 2016 in a tertiary health-care center in Turkey.