Ageing populations are undergoing more frequent endoscopic screenings. The endoscopic hemostasis devices market is projected ...

With a rising prevalence of gastrointestinal issues among Americans, Live It Up broke down the five most common conditions.

Investigators studied apixaban pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and hemorrhage risk by kidney function. Kidney function is a major predictor of hemorrhage among patients with atrial fibrillation ...

A new study suggests that small-bowel capsule endoscopy is effective for detecting bleeding sources regardless of timing ...

The study, titled "Prevention of rebleeding after primary haemostasis using haemostatic powder in non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a multicentre randomized controlled trial," was ...

They analyzed data on 43 patients (mean age 60 years; 72% men) with clinical suspicion of upper GI bleeding in whom the device was used. The most common symptoms were symptomatic anemia (70% ...

Acute upper GI bleeding has an incidence of 84–160 cases per 100,000 individuals annually, with a 10% mortality rate. Peptic ulcers, variceal bleeding, and mucosal erosions are among the most ...

A gastrointestinal bleed occurs when there is bleeding in the upper or lower digestive tract. Common causes include peptic ulcers, hemorrhoids, and GI cancers.

Upper GI bleeding, which originates from areas like the oesophagus, stomach, or duodenum, is often associated with haematemesis, melena, and coffee-ground emesis, characterised by vomit that ...

The researchers found that clinically important upper gastrointestinal bleeding occurred in 25 of 2385 and 84 of 2377 patients receiving pantoprazole and placebo, respectively (1.0 vs 3.5%; hazard ...

Meeting Coverage > NKF Gastrointestinal Bleeding More Common in Advanced CKD — Risk was significantly higher regardless of dialysis status by Kristen Monaco, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today ...