Warfarin is associated with higher rates of upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding but not overall or lower gastrointestinal bleeding rates compared with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), according to ...

In patients discharged after hospitalization for nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, cigarette smoking is associated with a significantly increased risk for readmission for recurrent ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Evidence for metoclopramide use in upper GI bleeding is very low, with few published trial data. Existing data ...

Patients who developed upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding during a hospital stay experienced worse adverse outcomes than those admitted for upper GI bleeding alone, French researchers found in a ...

The American College of Gastroenterology published updated guidelines on managing upper gastrointestinal and ulcer bleeding in the May 2021 issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “GI bleeding is the most common GI reason for hospitalization in the U.S. and thus the most common emergency ...

A study published in The Lancet examined celecoxib use versus naproxen in patients with cardiothrombotic diseases and arthritis. Francis K. L. Chan, MD, of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and ...

The common practice of using proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) as prophylaxis against stress ulcers during invasive ventilation significantly reduced the risk of problematic gastrointestinal (GI) bleeds, ...

Pantoprazole yields lower clinically important upper GI bleeding, with no significant change in mortality vs placebo. HealthDay News — Pantoprazole results in a significantly lower risk for clinically ...

A woman reaching for a prescription bottle in a medicine cabinet Findings were consistent for patients aged 80 years or older and patients with chronic kidney disease, who are often underrepresented ...

Researchers conducted a large-scale clinical study to identify long-term rebleeding rates and predictors of rebleeding after capsule endoscopy (CE) in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding ...

Cavernous haemangiomas are benign vascular lesions that may occur throughout the body, including within the gastrointestinal tract. These lesions comprise dilated blood vessels that can lead to ...