Hematemesis

11/01/2014 - "The patient was treated successfully with laparoscopic partial resection of the small intestine, but ultimately died of massive hematemesis caused by the AEF 30 days after her primary surgery."
08/01/2003 - "In 6 cases involving true AEF with a direct communication between the aorta and esophagus, massive exsanguinating hematemesis occurred. "
06/01/2013 - "Aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) is an atypical cause of massive hematemesis proving to be lethal if left untreated. "
02/01/2011 - "The potential occurrence of AEF should be considered in any patient presenting with massive hematemesis without a clear source of the bleeding. "
06/01/2009 - "New-onset fever with elevated inflammatory markers or hematemesis should heighten clinical suspicion of AEF in TEVAR patients and prompt computed tomography or esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy in the hope of detecting, triaging, and treating this early to improve the otherwise dismal outcomes of these patients."

03/01/1980 - "All had epigastric pain not relieved by antacids, 26 had heart burn, 13 dysphagia and 7 hematemesis. "
07/01/2010 - "Between visits, patients were asked to report to the outpatient clinic if they had persistent ulcer or GI symptoms (dyspepsia, vomiting, nausea, heartburn, or acid regurgitation) not relieved by antacids for 1 week, or to the emergency department if they had evidence of GI bleeding or ulcer complications (melena, hematemesis, hematochezia, or sudden onset of severe epigastric pain). "

06/01/2014 - "Of the 1677 patients (mean [± SD] age 66.2 ± 16.8 years; 38.3% female), 28.7% had hematemesis, 57.8% had an ASA score of 3 to 5, and the mean hemoglobin level was 96.8 ± 27.3 g⁄L. "
10/01/2006 - "Three days later, he had hematemesis and hematochezia with a marked decrease in circulating hemoglobin level. "
01/01/2015 - "We defined hemostasis as an increase in hemoglobin level to more than 7.0 g/dL together with the cessation of melena or hematemesis for at least 1 week. "
09/01/2012 - "The primary end point was the incidence of hematemesis, melena, and/or a decrease in hemoglobin level of 2 g/dL or more requiring endoscopic hemostatic treatment. "
04/01/2012 - "Overt hematemesis/hematochezia, a drop of hemoglobin >2 g/dL from baseline, or requirement of endoscopic hemostasis, angiographic embolization, and/or transfusion. "

10/01/2008 - "After 24 hrs of famotidine treatment, hematemesis and vomiting ceased in 52 patients (96.3%). "
10/01/2008 - "Famotidine was administered intravenously at a dosage of 0.5 mg/kg every other 12 hrs. After cessation of hematemesis and vomiting, famotidine was administered once a day for two days. "
01/01/1987 - "The following results were obtained: (1) improvement was seen within seven days after start of famotidine treatment, and reduction of vomiting or hematemesis or both was reached within two weeks in 70% of cases and within three weeks in 94%; (2) famotidine was markedly effective in 29% and moderately effective in 41%; in no case was the drug ineffective; (3) no side effects were observed; five patients had transient, mild elevation of SGOT . "

01/01/1988 - "At presentation, seven h after the last ingestion, the patient experienced hematemesis, the acetaminophen level was 150 micrograms/mL, and the SGOT was normal. "
01/01/1987 - "The following results were obtained: (1) improvement was seen within seven days after start of famotidine treatment, and reduction of vomiting or hematemesis or both was reached within two weeks in 70% of cases and within three weeks in 94%; (2) famotidine was markedly effective in 29% and moderately effective in 41%; in no case was the drug ineffective; (3) no side effects were observed; five patients had transient, mild elevation of SGOT . "

02/01/2000 - "Oral atropine alone was effective in 11 cases, was converted to intravenous atropine in 2 cases, and was terminated in 1 case because of hematemesis. "

10/01/2010 - "The most common presenting symptom was hematemesis or coffee-ground vomits (68%). "
01/01/2001 - "Their initial presentations included epigastralgia (4), coffee-ground vomitus (3), frank hematemesis (1), and tarry stool (1). "
04/01/2011 - "All adult patients undergoing EGD for the indications of coffee-grounds vomitus, hematemesis or melena at a university hospital over an 18-month period were enrolled. "
09/01/2009 - "Despite prophylactic acid suppressive therapy, upper GI bleeding findings were consistently present in high risk patients, 69.4% presenting hematemesis and 55.6% presenting coffee-ground gastric content. "
02/01/2010 - "Studies were excluded if they enrolled patients with history of esophageal varices or included patients with hematemesis or coffee ground emesis (unless the data for patients without hematemesis or coffee ground emesis could be separated out). "

10/01/1962 - "Emergency barium study of severe hematemesis."
03/01/1996 - "The first diagnostic procedure for these patients was barium examination of the remnant stomach except one patient diagnosed by emergency gastroscopy for hematemesis. "
06/01/1989 - "Fifteen patients with upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract symptoms of chronic epigastric abdominal pain, vomiting, or hematemesis underwent radiologic upper GI barium studies and were found to have Campylobacter pylori gastritis at endoscopic biopsy. "
01/01/1985 - "Nine of the 13 patients initially presented for barium meal examination to evaluate anemia, hematemesis, heme-positive stools, or melena. "

11/01/1989 - "This study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of various cimetidine and ranitidine administration schedules on intragastric pH in patients with recent episodes of hematemesis. "
06/30/1983 - "We studied the effects of tranexamic acid (an antifibrinolytic agent) and cimetidine on acute upper-gastrointestinal-tract bleeding in a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial in 775 patients with hematemesis or melena or both. "
08/01/2007 - "They received either rabeprazole 20 mg (PPI group) or cimetidine 800 mg (H2RA group) on the day before ESD and continued for 8 wk. The primary end point was the incidence of bleeding that was defined as hematemesis or melena that required endoscopic hemostasis and decreased the hemoglobin count by more than 2 g/dL. "

11/01/1970 - "[Hematemesis induced by aspirin. "
06/01/1959 - "[Severe hematemesis caused by acute gastric ulceration following massive absorption of aspirin]."
03/01/1966 - "[Hematemesis: study on its causation by drugs containing acetylsalicylic acid in schistosomotic portal hypertension]."
05/01/1997 - "A 13-year-old, neutered male greyhound was presented with severe hematemesis and hematochezia following only three doses of buffered aspirin that were within therapeutic recommendations. "
01/30/1994 - "[Use of acetylsalicylic acid and other antiphlogistics in hematemesis/melena]."

12/01/2005 - "We report a 72-year-old female on long-term hemodialysis, who was admitted to the hospital because of hematemesis. "
12/01/1991 - "A 28-year-old male uremic patient had a sudden onset of hematemesis on hemodialysis. "
09/01/2010 - "Improvement in initial hematemesis and circulatory shock was followed by acute renal failure managed with regular hemodialysis. "
08/28/2006 - "A 50-year-old man with chronic renal failure due to bilateral polycystic kidneys, who had undergone hemodialysis three times a week for 5 years, presented with hematemesis in December 2004. "

08/01/1985 - "All of these patients survived despite recurrent hematemesis when portal decompression was not feasible in two patients. "
07/01/2007 - "This article reviews the use of NGI for its traditional indications: gastrointestinal bleeding, presenting with or without hematemesis; gastric decompression; and the administration of treatment. "
09/01/2004 - "We performed TIPS (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt) in patients with intractable esophageal varices accompanied by repeated hematemesis or with refractory ascites for the purpose of portal venous decompression, and successfully obtained complete elimination of esophageal varices or a marked decrease in ascites. "
12/01/2000 - "Eight cerebrovascular accident patients with percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube placement caused by reflux esophagitis with hematemesis, food regurgitation or vomiting, and/or recurrent aspiration pneumonia were tested for gastroesophageal reflux using 24-h esophageal pH monitoring during continuous jejunal liquid meal or saline infusion with concomitant gastric decompression. "

12/01/2004 - "Laparoscopic fundoplication is effective in controlling emesis/hematemesis, but its efficacy is limited in terms of respiratory problems in handicapped children. "

09/01/2004 - "We performed TIPS (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt) in patients with intractable esophageal varices accompanied by repeated hematemesis or with refractory ascites for the purpose of portal venous decompression, and successfully obtained complete elimination of esophageal varices or a marked decrease in ascites. "

08/01/2009 - "On the 15th day from initiation of enteral nutrition, she presented hematemesis, and suddenly went into a state of shock and died. "
01/07/2013 - "Between January and March, 2011, 13 patients that presented with hematemesis (n = 4), melena (n = 6), or bleeding from a previous nasogastric feeding tube (n = 3), were enrolled in this study. "