Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Management, an Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics: Volume 25-3

by John R. Saltzman

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is the leading emergency leading to hospitalization and urgent endoscopy. The field of gastrointestinal bleeding is rapidly evolving. The epidemiology is changing with more complex older patients on anticoagulant and antithrombotic agents presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The initial management has rapidly evolved with new transfusion thresholds, the use of risk stratification scores and no more nasogastric...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0323390986
• ISBN13: 9780323390989
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 9.0"