THE BLEEDING ARREST AND TREATMENT OF STRE SS LESIONS OF THE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL-TRACT IN WOUNDED

Authors
DUBRACIC D PULANIC R KATICIC M CAR D GEORGIJEVIC A CVITANOVIC B
Citation
D. Dubracic et al., THE BLEEDING ARREST AND TREATMENT OF STRE SS LESIONS OF THE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL-TRACT IN WOUNDED, Acta medica austriaca, 20(5), 1993, pp. 127-130
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Acta medica austriaca → ACNP
ISSN journal
03038173
Volume
20
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
127 - 130
Database
ISI
SICI code
0303-8173(1993)20:5<127:TBAATO>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Despite the use of H-2-receptor antagonists for the prevention of stre ss lesions, 32 (9%) of the 354 wounded treated at the surgical intensi ve care units presented with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. 28 (87.5 %) patients underwent endoscopic examination. The types of hemorrhage (capillary, venous and arterial bleeding) and the efficacy of hemostas is were analyzed. The bleeding ceased spontaneously in 17 (53.1%) pati ents, and 3 (9.4%) died in spite of all the endoscopic and surgical pr ocedures