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Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
Upper GI Bleed - ... Upper GI bleed ... Consult GI ± EGD ... Disease • Variceal Bleeding ... #UGIB #GIBleed
Acute Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding
Pre-Endoscopy Management:
 • Hemodynamic resuscitation
 • No routine NG tube
 • Risk
Pre-Endoscopy Management ... • Rescope if bleed ... NonVariceal #Upper #GIBleed ... #management #gastroenterology ... #UGIB
GI Bleed - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for en route: Vitals, categorization, volume of blood loss,
GI Bleed - Rapid ... Stabilize: • Bleed ... from above • Bleed ... intervention (EGD ... #gastroenterology
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
for Workup of GI Bleed ... (Other than EGD ... non-therapeutic, massive bleed ... MatthewHoMD #GI #Bleed ... #GIBleed #management
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
esophageal variceal bleed ... =0.53 • Endoscopic ... #varices #management ... #ebm #evidence ... #gastroenterology
Clear Cap Tamponade of Bleeding on Endoscopy
Clear Cap Crowd Control : stop active bleeding using tamponade
on Endoscopy Clear ... This allows you ... torrential focal bleed ... #Endoscopy #clinical ... #EGD #gastroenterology
Endoscopy - Management of Bleeding Esophageal Varices 
What to Band?
 - Always find the varix that
Endoscopy - Management ... the varix that bled ... EGD and the Banding ... #gastroenterology ... #fellows #endoscopy