Insights in Blood Pressure

Rapport urée/créatinineprédicteur del'origine haute ou basse du méléna : étude prospective

Introduction:

In patients with gastrointestinal bleeding (GI), the source of bleeding is uncertain in the absence of hematemesis.

It is very interesting to find easily accessible and non-invasive methods for differentiating various sources of gastrointestinal bleeding (GI) before performing afibroscopy and colonoscopy.

Objective:

This study was designed to assess the screening performance characteristics of the ratio of blood ureato creatinine to predict the high or low origin of isolated melena without hematemesis.

Methods:

Prospective study carried out on patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding hospitalized

Author(s):

Khalid Gharbi

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