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Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding [PDF]
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is defined as bleeding proximal to the ligament of Treitz. The diagnosis is easier to make than for LGIB; etiologies are fewer and treatment is frequently successful with nonoperative treatment. Following are several frequent causes of UGIB.
Matthew B. Singer, Andrew Tang
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Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 2020Upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a common reason for hospital admission in older adult patients and carries a high morbidity and mortality if not properly managed. Risk factors include advanced age, Helicobacter pylori infection, medication use, smoking, and history of liver disease.
Nicholas J Costable, David A. Greenwald
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Upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Current Opinion in Internal Medicine, 2007This review provides an update on the management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding with special attention to patient preparation, sedation, hemostatic techniques, and postprocedure care.In a large multicenter clinical trial, nurse-administered propofol sedation had a complication rate of less than 0.2%.
Noel B. Martins, Wahid Wassef
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Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Surgical Clinics of North America, 2014Upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding remains a commonly encountered diagnosis for acute care surgeons. Initial stabilization and resuscitation of patients is imperative. Stable patients can have initiation of medical therapy and localization of the bleeding, whereas persistently unstable patients require emergent endoscopic or operative intervention ...
Marcie Feinman, Elliott R. Haut
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Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2010Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a life threatening condition in children. Common sources of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in children include variceal hemorrhage (most commonly extra-hepatic portal venous obstruction in our settings) and mucosal lesions (gastric erosions and ulcers secondary to drug intake).
Rakesh Lodha, Vidyut Bhatia
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