Acute gastrointestinal bleeding: safety and timing of endoscopy


Submitted: 19 April 2013
Accepted: 1 July 2013
Published: 5 September 2013
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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.

Francesco Franceschi, Emergency Department, Sacro Cuore Catholic University, Rome

Assistant Professor

Internal Medicine

Emergency Medicine

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Riccioni, M. E., Bizzotto, A., Franceschi, F., Zuccalà, G., Casagranda, I., Gasbarrini, A., & Costamagna, G. (2013). Acute gastrointestinal bleeding: safety and timing of endoscopy. Emergency Care Journal, 9(2), e17. https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2013.e17

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