Incidence of Clinically Important Bleeding in Mechanically Ventilated Patients

The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of clinically important gastrointestinal hemorrhage in mechanically ventilated patients, and to determine the risk factors for overt bleeding in this population. One hundred consecutive critically ill medical and surgical patients requiring mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours were prospectively evaluated in a university-based tertiary care, medical/surgical intensive care unit. …