The Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Conclusions: GIB in COVID-19 patients is not a rare finding, and its appropriate and immediate treatment is necessary as it can be life-threatening. The most common clinical findings are melena and hematemesis, which characterize upper GIB. Treatment can be conservative; however, endoscopic management of bleeding with embolization is deemed necessary in some cases.PMID:37629790 | PMC:PMC10456782 | DOI:10.3390/medicina59081500

Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - August 26, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Eleni Karlafti Dimitrios Tsavdaris Evangelia Kotzakioulafi Adonis A Protopapas Georgia Kaiafa Smaro Netta Christos Savopoulos Antonios Michalopoulos Daniel Paramythiotis Source Type: research