The gastrointestinal (GI) tract begins in the mouth and works its way down the esophagus, through the stomach, both the small and large intestines and the rectum, until it ends at the anus. Bleeding ...

Symptoms of GI bleeding include stomach pain, vomiting blood, or having black, tarry stool. Peptic ulcers are the leading ...

Q: My neighbor’s daughter was hospitalized for throwing up blood. She is just a child, what can cause this? A: Throwing up blood (hematemesis) is typically due to bleeding in the upper ...

Warfarin is associated with higher rates of upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding but not overall or lower gastrointestinal bleeding rates compared with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), according to ...

Severity of bleeding Cause of bleeding Site of bleeding (upper or lower gastrointestinal bleeding) Age and general condition of the patient Treatment is initially focused on fluid resuscitation in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Chan and colleagues assessed data on 19,114 patients from Aspree, an aspirin primary prevention trial. In the ...

3d rendering red blood cells in vein Researchers compared the rates of lower vs upper gastrointestinal bleeding resulting from warfarin vs direct oral anticoagulants. Warfarin is associated with ...

The risk for serious upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is higher with some oral anticoagulants (OAC) than others, but protection offered by coadministration of a proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) varies ...

Gastrointestinal bleeding is common among people with cirrhosis due to a complication called portal hypertension. This is elevated blood pressure in the veins that lead to your liver. Cirrhosis is ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. WASHINGTON — A Doppler-guided hemostasis device was ...

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 ...