Healio

Aspirin doubles risk for upper GI bleeding events in older adults

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Chan and colleagues assessed data on 19,114 patients from Aspree, an aspirin primary prevention trial. In the ...
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Pantoprazole reduces upper gastrointestinal bleeding risk in ventilated patients

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Across several subgroups, pantoprazole decreased clinically important upper gastrointestinal bleeding more than ...
Medscape

Blood Detection Capsule Helpful in Suspected Upper GI Bleeding

SAN DIEGO — A real-time, blood-sensing capsule (PillSense) is a safe and effective diagnostic tool for patients with suspected upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding that can aid patient triage, reduce ...
Medscape

Warfarin Associated With Higher Upper GI Bleeding Rates Compared With DOACs

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 ...
MedPage Today

Several Factors Contribute to GI Bleeding Mortality Risk

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 ...
Medical Xpress

Eight predictors of upper gastrointestinal bleeding after heart attack

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified eight primary factors that increase the risk of a common bleeding complication after heart attack. Some of these factors are already ...
MedPage Today

Gastrointestinal Bleeding More Common in Advanced CKD

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- People with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) faced higher rates of potentially fatal gastrointestinal bleeding, a retrospective study found. Those with stage 5 CKD had a 40% ...
Medical Xpress

H. pylori screening does not significantly reduce upper gastrointestinal bleeding after heart attack, trial finds

Routine Helicobacter pylori screening did not significantly reduce the risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients hospitalized for myocardial infarction (MI), according to late-breaking ...
Becker's ASC

Celecoxib reduces risk of recurrent upper GI bleeding: 4 study insights

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 ...
Reuters

Risk of GI bleeding increased by drug combo

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A drug from the class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), such as Prozac, Zoloft or Paxil, added to a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory ...
European Medical Journal

Lactate Clearance Helps Predict Massive Transfusion in GI Bleeding

New real-world data suggest early lactate clearance can predict massive transfusion needs in upper gastrointestinal bleeding, ...
Becker's ASC

ACG releases updated guidelines on upper GI and ulcer bleeding

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 ...