Dieulafoy lesion: the little known sleeping giant of gastrointestinal bleeds

[...]of these values, a rapid response team was activated. The cause of bleeding is not well understood, but episodes tend to occur in males with multiple comorbidities including peptic ulcer disease, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, and those who chronically u...

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Published in:The American journal of emergency medicine 2016-12, Vol.34 (12), p.2464.e3-2464.e5
Main Authors: Saleh, Ramy, Lucerna, Alan, Espinosa, James, Scali, Victor
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anti-inflammatory agents
Arteries - abnormalities
Blood pressure
Cardiovascular diseases
Emergency medical care
Endoscopy
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
Family medical history
Female
Health risk assessment
Heart rate
Hematemesis - etiology
Hematemesis - therapy
Hemorrhage
Hemostasis, Endoscopic
Humans
Hypertension
Melena - etiology
Melena - therapy
Mortality
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Older people
Pain
Patients
Stomach
Stomach - blood supply
Stomach Diseases - etiology
Stomach Diseases - therapy
Studies
Ulcers
Vomiting
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Summary:[...]of these values, a rapid response team was activated. The cause of bleeding is not well understood, but episodes tend to occur in males with multiple comorbidities including peptic ulcer disease, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, and those who chronically use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or other antiplatelet agents [2,4,6,8].
ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2016.06.024