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Profile and outcome of patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding presenting to urban emergency departments of tertiary hospitals in Tanzania

Published Online: 2019-12-10

Published Print: 2019-12

Authors

Rajan, Shaffin S.

Sawe, Hendry R. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0395-5385
Iyullu, Asha J.

Kaale, Dereck A.

Olambo, Nancy A.

Mfinanga, Juma A.

Weber, Ellen J.
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Article History

Received: 26 July 2019

Accepted: 28 November 2019

First Online: 10 December 2019

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: The study was conducted after obtaining permision from the MUHAS Institutional Review Board and MNH. All patients were entered into the study after an informed consent was signed either by the patients themselves or their guardians in the case where patients were not able to do so. The study received the waiver of consent from the MUHAS Institutional Review Board in case patients weren’t able to consent such as unconscious patients with absence of relatives to provide consent. Confidendiality was observed in handling the information collected on the Case Report Form. The data obtained during the study was kept anonymous. All patients received treatment as per standard hospital policies.

: The author declare no conflicts of interest.

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