Acute gastrointestinal bleeding: safety and timing of endoscopy
Acute gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a common medical emergency that frequently results in hospitalization and is associated with a significant mortality rate. Currently, GI bleeding mortality is strongly influenced by increased age and age-related comorbidities. Some questions should be addresse...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2013-09-01
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Series: | Emergency Care Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/1597 |
Summary: | Acute gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a common medical emergency that frequently results in hospitalization and is associated with a significant mortality rate. Currently, GI bleeding mortality is strongly influenced by increased age and age-related comorbidities. Some questions should be addressed in the management of patients presenting with acute GI bleeding: who should care for the bleeder? What is the optimal timing for endoscopy? Is it possible to stratify the patients according to a bleeding risk profile? In this paper we highlight all those topics by reviewing the most important studies published on this matter. |
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ISSN: | 1826-9826 |