Arai et al identified factors associated with a worse prognosis for a patient with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. The authors are from Chiba University and Chiba Hospital in Japan.
Patient selection: obscure gastrointestinal bleeding
Percent with rebleeding: 18%
Percent with 5-year survival: 75%
Predictors of a worse prognosis:
(1) age >= 65 years
(2) liver cirrhosis
In addition, some patients are found to have a malignant tumor on follow-up, which could be associated with a worse prognosis.
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Specialty: Gastroenterology
