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Upper gastrointestinal bleeding in Scotland 2000-2015: trends in demographics, aetiology and outcomes.

Sardar ChaudharyDanny F MacKayJill P PellJohn MorrisNicholas I ChurchAndrew FraserAdrian J Stanley
Published in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2020)
In this national study, we demonstrated that case-fatality and mean length of stay after presentation with UGIB in Scotland has fallen over the past 16 years, despite a rise the in mean age of patients. There is a positive correlation between the incidence of UGIB and deprivation. We found no evidence of worse outcomes among patients presenting at weekends.
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