Risk factors for emergency department revisit in elderly patients with gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to anticoagulant therapy.

Jesús Ruiz-RamosLaia López-VinardellAna JuanesAdrià Riera-MagallonMireia PuigMaría Antonia Mangues

Published in: European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice (2020)

Elderly patients who experience a first episode of gastrointestinal bleeding have a high risk of revisiting the ED for a bleeding episode, with no particular differences between the types of anticoagulant prescribed at discharge.

Keyphrases

emergency department
atrial fibrillation
middle aged
venous thromboembolism
community dwelling
adverse drug