Guidelines for Non-variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Management of Non-Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding is unique from variceal bleeding in terms of patient characteristics, management, rebleeding rates, and prognosis, and should be managed differently. The majority of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeds will not rebleed once treated successfully. The incidence is 80 to 90% of all upper gastrointestinal bleeds and the mortality is between 5 to 10%...

Non-variceal upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage: guidelines.

1.0 INTRODUCTION Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding is the commonest emergency managed by gastroenterologists. It has an incidence ranging from approximately 50 to 150 per 100 000 of the population each year, the incidence being highest in areas of the lowest socioeconomic status. An audit of patients admitted to hospital in the UK published in 1995 reported 11% mortality in patients admitte...

Non-variceal upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage: guidelines

1.0 INTRODUCTION Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding is the commonest emergency managed by gastroenterologists. It has an incidence ranging from approximately 50 to 150 per 100 000 of the population each year, the incidence being highest in areas of the lowest socioeconomic status. An audit of patients admitted to hospital in the UK published in 1995 reported 11% mortality in patients admitte...

Multidisciplinary management strategies for acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

BACKGROUND The modern management of acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding is centred on endoscopy, with recourse to interventional radiology and surgery in refractory cases. The appropriate use of intervention to optimize outcomes is reviewed. METHODS A literature search was undertaken of PubMed and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials between January 1990 and April...