Early endoscopic examination has become the comer stone in the management of patients presenting with gastrointestinal bleeding. Endoscopy allows a precise diagnosis to be made, accurately identifies the bleeding poin...Early endoscopic examination has become the comer stone in the management of patients presenting with gastrointestinal bleeding. Endoscopy allows a precise diagnosis to be made, accurately identifies the bleeding point, predicts the likelihood of further bleeding and provides the opportunity for endoscopic treatment if indicated. The earlier the endoscopy is performed, the higher the diagnostic yield. Patients presenting with gastrointestinal bleeding should be endoscoped within 12 hours of admission. Patients with unstable vital signs, red hematemesis or suspected variceal bleeding should be endoscoped once they are resuscitated.展开更多
文摘Early endoscopic examination has become the comer stone in the management of patients presenting with gastrointestinal bleeding. Endoscopy allows a precise diagnosis to be made, accurately identifies the bleeding point, predicts the likelihood of further bleeding and provides the opportunity for endoscopic treatment if indicated. The earlier the endoscopy is performed, the higher the diagnostic yield. Patients presenting with gastrointestinal bleeding should be endoscoped within 12 hours of admission. Patients with unstable vital signs, red hematemesis or suspected variceal bleeding should be endoscoped once they are resuscitated.
