The Role of Hemoglobin Laboratory Test Results for the Detection of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Outcomes Resulting from the Use of Medications in Observational Studies.

Introduction: The identification of upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding and perforated ulcers in claims data typically relies on inpatient diagnoses. The use of hemoglobin laboratory results might increase the detection of UGI events that do not lead to hospitalization.Objectives: Our objective wa...

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Published in:Drug Safety Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 91 - 101
Main Authors: Patorno, Elisabetta, Gagne, Joshua, Lu, Christine, Haynes, Kevin, Sterrett, Andrew, Roy, Jason, Wang, Xingmei, Raebel, Marsha, Gagne, Joshua J, Lu, Christine Y, Sterrett, Andrew T, Raebel, Marsha A
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Published: Springer Nature Jan2017
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