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Endoscopic Therapy in Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

 • Risk Stratification
 • Red Blood Cell Transfusion
 • Pre-Endoscopic
Bleeding • ... Medical Management ... #UGIB #Upper #Gastrointestinal ... #Bleeding #management ... #gastroenterology
Forrest Classification of Upper GI Bleeding
Acute Hemorrhage
  Ia - Active Spurting, Re-bleeding Risk 60-100%
Classification of Upper ... Classification #Upper ... #GIBleed #UGIB ... #diagnosis #endoscopy ... #gastroenterology
Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
Management Algorithm ... Disease • Variceal Bleeding ... #GI #Bleed #UGIB ... #Algorithm #gastrointestinal ... #gastroenterology
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Lower GI Bleed - Management ... Algorithm Suspected ... lower GI bleeding ... Unstable (Rule out upper ... #gastroenterology
Acute Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding
Pre-Endoscopy Management:
 • Hemodynamic resuscitation
 • No routine NG tube
 • Risk
Acute Non-Variceal Upper ... GI Bleeding Pre-Endoscopy ... #NonVariceal #Upper ... #gastroenterology ... #UGIB
Endoscopy in Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
Pre-Endoscopic Care:
 • Adequate resuscitation: Restrictive> Liberal strategy
Upper GI Bleeding ... protection/AMS/active ... NonVariceal #UpperGI #Bleeding ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm
Endoscopy - Management of Bleeding Esophageal Varices 
What to Band?
 - Always find the varix that
Endoscopy - Management ... in the mid or upper ... #Tips #Tricks #management ... #gastroenterology ... #fellows #endoscopy
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Cirrhosis & GI bleeding ... solid lesions (upper ... the setting of active ... #Indications #Gastroenterology ... #Management