PMID: 6984251Nov 1, 1982Paper

Electrocoagulation in the arrest of gastrointestinal hemorrhage

Vestnik khirurgii imeni I. I. Grekova
Iu R MalikovT N Anisimova

Abstract

The curative endoscopy with diathermocoagulation was performed in 100 patients with acute gastro-intestinal bleedings. Peptic ulcers were the cause of the bleedings in most patients (64). The complete arrest of hemorrhage was achieved in 75 patients. Recurrent bleedings at different terms were noted in 25 patients. Patients with critical degree of blood loss (in repeated bleedings) must be subjected to urgent operations without loosing time for a repeated attempt to stop the bleeding. Urgent operations were made on 19 patients.

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