Chronic kidney disease severely deteriorates the outcome of gastrointestinal bleeding: A meta-analysis.

CONCLUSION: ESRD increases mortality, need for transfusion, rebleeding rate and LOH among GI bleeding patients. Prospective patient registries and observational clinical trials are crucially needed.
PMID: 29308001 [PubMed - in process]

Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG - December 21, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Hágendorn R, Farkas N, Vincze Á, Gyöngyi Z, Csupor D, Bajor J, Erőss B, Csécsei P, Vasas A, Szakács Z, Szapáry L, Hegyi P, Mikó A Tags: World J Gastroenterol Source Type: research