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Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Critical Care Clinics, 2016
In the intensive care unit, vigilance is needed to manage nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding. A focused history and physical examination must be completed to identify inciting factors and the need for hemodynamic stabilization. Although not universally used, risk stratification tools such as the Blatchford and Rockall scores can facilitate ...
Syed Irfan-Ur, Rahman, Kia, Saeian
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Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America, 2007
Nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB) is an important condition facing gastroenterologists. The focus of this article is the management of NVUGIB, with a particular emphasis on the endoscopic modalities and techniques that are most effective for various bleeding etiologies.
Christopher J, DiMaio, Peter D, Stevens
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Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 1988
Bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal tract is a problem that confronts all physicians involved in primary patient care. It continues as one of the most common acute medical management problems, leads to substantial morbidity and mortality, and presents both diagnostic and therapeutic challenges to the physician.
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UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT BLEEDING

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 1996
Upper GI bleeding is a serious and common emergency. Most upper GI bleeding will stop spontaneously but determining which patients will continue to bleed or rebleed is very difficult in the ED. Resuscitation and stabilization are the primary goals of the emergency physician.
T D, McGuirk, W J, Coyle
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Nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, 2014
Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding is one of the most common medical emergencies. It is important to recognize potential etiologies of upper gastrointestinal bleeding and understand therapeutic modalities available in achieving hemostasis. This article summarizes guidelines in management of acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding and ...
Tina, Park, Wahid, Wassef
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Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Endoscopy, 2002
Although the incidence of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB) may be decreasing, the case fatality associated with it remains unchanged. What do the most recent studies tell us about medical and endoscopic therapy? Erythromycin is a potentially useful adjunct to endoscopy, and further data are needed to establish its role in the ...
C, Rollhauser, D E, Fleischer
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Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Endoscopy, 2001
Gastroduodenal ulcerations still account for the majority of nonvariceal gastrointestinal hemorrhage. The causative roles of Helicobacter pylori and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are still being discussed, but the role of H. pylori appears less significant in the complicated ulcers, while NSAIDs are increasingly implicated.
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Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Drugs, 1989
The treatment of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding is becoming more dependent upon early diagnosis. For the majority of patients whose bleeding has stopped when they come to the physician's attention, treatment for peptic disorders remains the mainstay of therapy.
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Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

2018
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a life-threatening condition that accounts for a significant number of hospitalizations, leading to considerable morbidity, mortality, and resource utilization. UGIB has a multitude of causes, with peptic ulcer disease and varices being the most common, and disproportionately affects the elderly with a higher ...
Marcel Tafen, Steven C. Stain
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Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

2016
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is still a major medical emergency with significant morbidity, mortality, and cost. Management of UGIB requires prompt risk stratification and adequate medical and endoscopic therapy to minimize morbidity and mortality.
Jose Vega Peralta, Martin L. Freeman
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