A retrospective single-centre study finds that a dual-energy CT protocol is non-inferior to a conventional triphasic CT ...

Background: Some people who suffer an upper gastrointestinal bleed or perforation die. The mortality rate was estimated at 12% in studies published before 1997, but a systematic survey of more recent ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients with acute MI, upper gastrointestinal bleeding occurred in 1.5% within 1 year and was associated ...

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 ...

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 ...

The FDA granted clearance to Medtronic’s endoscopic hemostasis system, Nexpowder, intended to improve visibility and management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding not linked to varices, according to a ...

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 ...

Pantoprazole yields lower clinically important upper GI bleeding, with no significant change in mortality vs placebo. HealthDay News — Pantoprazole results in a significantly lower risk for clinically ...

Patients with newly diagnosed psoriatic arthritis have a higher risk of CVD. Resuming antithrombotic therapy with in patients with atrial fibrillation and a serious gastrointestinal bleed results in ...

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% ...

Konvomep contains 2mg of omeprazole, a proton pump inhibitor, and 84mg of sodium bicarbonate per mL after reconstitution. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Konvomep ™ (omeprazole and ...