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Fatal gastro-intestinal bleeding: A complication following spinal injury.

Agarwal, S S; Kumar, Lavlesh; Chavali, K H; Jhaveri, S H.

Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-134748

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On 30.08.2003, a 20-year-old boy met with a vehicular accident and sustained spinal injury and left upper limb fracture. He was immediately hospitalized and seemed to recover well after treatment for a period of 15 days, when just before discharge he suddenly had hematemesis and bleeding per rectum and succumbed within another 24 hours. The case is discussed in detail.

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Accidents, Traffic/complications , Accidents, Traffic/mortality , Fatal Outcome , Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/drug therapy , Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/etiology , Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/mortality , Hematemesis/drug therapy , Hematemesis/etiology , Hematemesis/mortality , Humans , Male , Quadriplegia/etiology , Spinal Injuries/complications , Spinal Injuries/etiology , Steroids/therapeutic use , Young Adult

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