| Acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage accounts for about 2500 hospital admissions each year in the United Kingdom. |
| Oral antibiotics have significantly more side effects, especially gastrointestinal effects, than topical agents. |
| Patients taking tricyclic antidepressants had no increased risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. |
| Coding practices for hospital admissions for upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage period did not change significantly during our study. |
| Borborygmus can result from excessive intestinal gas or altered gastrointestinal motility. |
| A period of starvation is common practice after gastrointestinal surgery during which an intestinal anastomosis has been formed. |
