RT Book, Section
A1 Levy, Eric S.
A1 Haines, Christopher J.
A1 Wei, Grant
A2 Reichman, Eric F.
SR Print(0)
ID 1159799350
T1 Video Capsule Endoscopy for Gastrointestinal Bleeding
T2 Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861925
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159799350
RD 2023/03/25
AB Gastrointestinal  (GI)  bleeding  is  a  very  common  and  potentially  life-threatening  pathology  encountered  by  the  Emergency  Physician.  It  accounts  for  more  than  400,000  hospital  admissions  each  year,  with  mortality  rates  as  high  as  15%.1  Expedient  recognition,  diagnosis,  resuscitation,  and  treatment  of  the  underlying  etiology  are  essential  in  preventing  morbidity  and  mortality.  The  initial  resuscitation  to  achieve  hemostasis  is  paramount  in  the  Emergency  Department  and  often  overshadows  the  search  for  the  underlying  etiology.The  origin  of  the  bleeding  directs  the  algorithm  for  further  management  after  stabilization.