Death from GI Bleeding Decreased in United States in Past Two Decades
Monday, October 22, 2012 - 08:02
in Health & Medicine
The number of patients dying from upper gastrointestinal bleeding has decreased over the past two decades, a result researchers attribute to the advances in medical and endoscopic therapies introduced over the past 20 years, according to a report unveiled today at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 77th Annual Scientific meeting in Las Vegas. One example of how such advances are impacting patient care is described in a separate case report also presented today on the first use of Hemospray(tm) (Cook Endoscopy) that saved the life of a pediatric patient with life-threatening internal bleeding.