https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2013.e17

Acute gastrointestinal bleeding: safety and timing of endoscopy

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2013)
Submitted: 19 April 2013
Accepted: 1 July 2013
Published: 5 September 2013
acute gastrointestinal bleeding, endoscopy, timing
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Maria Elena Riccioni
melena.riccioni@rm.unicatt.it
Digestive Endoscopy Department, Sacro Cuore Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
Alessandra Bizzotto
Digestive Endoscopy Department, Sacro Cuore Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
Francesco Franceschi
Emergency Department, Sacro Cuore Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
Giuseppe Zuccalà
Emergency Department, Sacro Cuore Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
Ivo Casagranda
Emergency Department, SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Hospital, Alessandria, Italy.
Antonio Gasbarrini
Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Sacro Cuore Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
Guido Costamagna
Digestive Endoscopy Department, Sacro Cuore Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
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.

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

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How to Cite

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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