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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2016; 22(16): 4219-4225
Published online Apr 28, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i16.4219
Published online Apr 28, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i16.4219
Predictors of poor outcome in gastrointestinal bleeding in emergency department
Ender Kaya, Dr. Nafiz Korez State Hospital, Sincan 06932, Ankara, Turkey
Mehmet Ali Karaca, Deniz Aldemir, Emergency Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Sihhiye 06100, Ankara, Turkey
M Mahir Ozmen, General Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Sihhiye 06100, Ankara, Turkey
Author contributions: Kaya E and Karaca MA contributed equally to planning the study, collecting and analyzing the data, and drafting the manuscript; Aldemir D contributed in collecting the data; Ozmen MM revised the manuscript for important intellectual content.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no commercial association or sources of support that might pose a conflict interest.
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Correspondence to: Mehmet Ali Karaca, MD, Emergency Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Sihhiye 06100, Ankara, Turkey. mehmetalikaraca@gmail.com
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Received: December 3, 2015
Peer-review started: December 4, 2015
First decision: January 28, 2016
Revised: February 10, 2016
Accepted: March 1, 2016
Article in press: March 2, 2016
Published online: April 28, 2016
Peer-review started: December 4, 2015
First decision: January 28, 2016
Revised: February 10, 2016
Accepted: March 1, 2016
Article in press: March 2, 2016
Published online: April 28, 2016
Core Tip
Core tip: Early diagnosis and identification of patients at high risk of poor prognosis with gastrointestinal bleeding may increase survival rates. Identification of factors associated with prognosis based upon findings at admission to the emergency department will help to improve management of patients with gastrointestinal bleeding.