ACUTE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEED: ETIOLOGICAL SPECTRUM IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF NORTH WEST REGION OF PAKISTAN
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Gastrointestinal bleeding is a common GI emergency throughout the world especially in the developing countries like Pakistan1. It has a high incidence rate of approximately 50-150 cases per 100,000 people per year2. Mortality rate from GI bleed approaches up to 15%3,4. It is defined as upper GI bleed when the source of the bleed is proximal to the ligament of treitz and as acute when the mode of presentation is either hematemesis, hematochezia and or melena3,5.
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Hamid Ullah
Assistant Professor, Qazi Hussain Ahmad Medical Complex, Nowshera.
Abbas Masood
Registrar, Qazi Hussain Ahmad Medical Complex, Nowshera
Mujahid Aslam
Assistant Professor, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar
Shakeel Ahmad
Consultant Gastroenterologist Dhq Hospital Mardan.
Asfandyar Khan
Assistant Professor, Qazi Hussain Ahmad Medical Complex, Nowshera
Muhammad Naeem
Registrar Mardan Medical Complex Mardan.