Full Moon and Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Full Moon and Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Findings:Román, Soriano, Fuentes, Gálvez, and Fernández (2004) suggested that the number of hospital admissions related to gastrointestinal bleeding was somehow influenced by the phases of the Earth’s moon. Specifically, the authors claimed that the rate of hospital admissions to their bleeding unit is higher during the full moon than at other times. Their report contains a number of methodolog...

The Moon Is Full

Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding, and Hepatic Failure

• To use clinical clues to differentiate between upper and lower gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage • To examine results of vital signs, blood tests, and nasogastric aspirate to assess severity of GI hemorrhage and define immediate resuscitative measures • To define the common causes of GI hemorrhage in the intensive care unit (ICU) • To develop a diagnostic strategy and plan of management • To d...

Pediatric upper gastrointestinal bleeding in children: etiology and treatment approaches

Objective: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGB) is one of the most important and serious cause of emergency admission in childhood. The aim of the study was to evaluate the etiological factors and the treatment approaches in patients with UGB.Methods: In this retrospective study, children with UGB admitted to emergency clinics of Istanbul Health Sciences University Kanuni Sultan Suleyman...

Gastrointestinal bleeding.

Exsanguinating hemorrhage often results from a duodenal ulcer penetrating the posterior wall. If the patient's condition does not stabilize after replacement of 25 percent of the blood volume, surgery must be undertaken immediately. For the patient who presents in shock but becomes stable with volume replacement, endoscopy or arteriography may be performed, depending on the presumed site of ble...