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To determine the prevalence, 28-day clinical outcomes, and correlation with MELD scores in patients hospitalized with lower gastrointestinal bleeding and liver cirrhosis.

January 2, 2024Al-Rafidain Journal of Medical Sciences ( ISSN 2789-3219 )Open Access

Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: Prevalence, Outcomes, and Correlation with MELD Score in an Indian Tertiary Care Facility

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MVMallipeddi Vivek VardhanSiksha O Anusandhan University ASAswini Kumar SahooSiksha O Anusandhan University JNJimmy NarayanSiksha O Anusandhan University

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Cross-sectional study reports lower gastrointestinal bleeding outcomes in liver cirrhosis, highlighting portal hypertension as a primary driver of poor prognosis.

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To determine the prevalence, 28-day clinical outcomes, and correlation with MELD scores in patients hospitalized with lower gastrointestinal bleeding and liver cirrhosis.
Conducted a single-center cross-sectional study over an 18-month duration at an Indian tertiary care hospital.
Enrolled a cohort of 100 hospitalized cirrhosis patients presenting with lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
Internal hemorrhoids were identified as the source of bleeding in 50 patients, rectal varices in 17 patients, and external hemorrhoids in 1 patient.
The mean MELD score was 21.85 across the 28-day follow-up period and 27.0 among patients successfully discharged by day 28.

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Vardhan et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a964a1e61dfe9432d01f3bc https://doi.org/10.54133/ajms.v6i1.377

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Cross-sectional study reports lower gastrointestinal bleeding outcomes in liver cirrhosis, highlighting portal hypertension as a primary driver of poor prognosis.

Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: Prevalence, Outcomes, and Correlation with MELD Score in an Indian Tertiary Care Facility

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Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: Prevalence, Outcomes, and Correlation with MELD Score in an Indian Tertiary Care Facility

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