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Endoscopic Therapy in Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

 • Risk Stratification
 • Red Blood Cell Transfusion
 • Pre-Endoscopic
Endoscopic Therapy ... Therapy • Post-Endoscopy ... Management • Endoscopic ... #UGIB #Upper #Gastrointestinal ... #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
Lower GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Suspected lower GI bleeding (LGIB):
 • Hematochezia 
 • Melena +
Management Algorithm ... GI bleeding (LGIB ... Unstable (Rule out upper ... GIBleed #management #Algorithm ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Acute Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding
Pre-Endoscopy Management:
 • Hemodynamic resuscitation
 • No routine NG tube
 • Risk
GI Bleeding Pre-Endoscopy ... • 'Early endoscopy ... 24 hours Post-Endoscopy ... embolization if endoscopy ... #UGIB
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Prophylaxis for Endoscopy ... Cirrhosis & GI bleeding ... solid lesions (upper ... or lower GI tract ... #Prophylaxis #Endoscopy
Endoscopy - Management of Bleeding Esophageal Varices 
What to Band?
 - Always find the varix that
Endoscopy - Management ... in the mid or upper ... banded if the lower ... Tricks #management #gastroenterology ... #fellows #endoscopy