TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Gastrointestinal Bleeding
A1  - Elie-Turenne, Marie-Carmelle
A1  - Hwang, Charles W.
A1  - Zeglam, Taylor M.
A2  - Farcy, David A.
A2  - Chiu, William C.
A2  - Marshall, John P.
A2  - Osborn, Tiffany M.
PY  - 2016
T2  - Critical Care Emergency Medicine, 2e
AB  - Gastrointestinal  (GI)  bleeding  is  an  important  cause  of  mortality  for  emergency  department  (ED)  and  critically  ill  patients.  Upper  gastrointestinal  bleeding  (UGIB)  is  defined  as  a  gastrointestinal  bleeding  source  proximal  to  the  ligament  of  Treitz,  whereas  lower  gastrointestinal  bleeding  (LGIB)  is  defined  as  bleeding  distal  to  the  ligament  of  Treitz  (Figure  23-1).  This  chapter  discusses  the  epidemiology,  clinical  presentation,  and  etiology  of  UGIB  and  LGIB,  followed  by  a  discussion  of  the  management  of  patients  with  GI  bleeding.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/23
UR  - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135701331
ER  -