Changing patterns of upper gastrointestinal bleeding over 23 years in Turkey.

CONCLUSION: Over the 23 years studied, the causes of NVUGB changed, probably because the population was increasingly elderly population and because of the use of anticoagulants and better therapeutic approaches to chronic duodenal ulcers. The use of emergency surgical hemostasis reduced, but mortality rate did not significantly change between the two specific periods.
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Source: The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology - June 30, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Danış N, Tekin F, Akarca US, Ünal NG, Erdoğan EI, Akat K, Demirkoparan Ü, Karasu Z, Turan İ, Oruç N, Aydın A, Ersöz G, Vardar R, Özütemiz Ö, Günşar F Tags: Turk J Gastroenterol Source Type: research