Acute upper gastrointestinal bleed: An audit of the causes and outcomes from a tertiary care center in eastern India.

Arka BanerjeeSaptarshi BishnuGopal Krishna Dhali

Published in: Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology (2019)

Portal hypertension remains the commonest cause of UGI bleed in India and carries a higher risk of rebleed and mortality as compared to PUD-related bleed. Post-endoscopy Rockall score is a useful tool for clinicians to assess risk of rebleed.

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