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Lead
University of California, Los Angeles
With
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Secondary purpose of this study is to assess the risk factors for predicting diverticulosis versus ischemic colitis.
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
bright red blood clots or burgundy colored stool documented by a health care worker
clinical or laboratory evidence of significant blood loss, manifested by any one of the following: (a) more than three bloody bowel movements in eight hours (b) a decrease of two grams of hemoglobin (Hgb) from baseline, or (c) transfusion of more than three units of red blood cell (URBC).
You may not be if
age less than 18 year
history of inflammatory bowel disease
hypotension or shock refractory to resuscitation
severe coagulopathy refractory to resuscitation (platelet count \< 30,000; prothrombin time \[PT\]- more than 2 times normal; partial thromboplastin time \[PTT\]- more than 2 times normal)
acquired immune deficiency syndrome or neutropenia
the inability to provide informed consent
documentation of anal disorders as a cause of bleeding such as internal hemorrhoids, anal fissures, polyps or cancer of the anal canal, and fistulae
Clareo Health | Study of Ischemic Colitis Compared to Other Diagnoses in Patients With Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
