The approach to transfusion for patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding has varied over the years. For a time, the focus was to avoid or delay transfusions because of the possibility that ...

Doctors have called for an urgent review of transfusion policies after a UK-wide study of 221 hospitals found that patients admitted with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (AUGIB) are more than ...

Restrictive transfusion strategy saves blood and is safe in most clinical settings, including gastrointestinal bleeding. However, generalizability of a restrictive transfusion approach in acute ...

Researchers defined acute on chronic bleeding as acute bleeding that occurs in the setting of chronic bleeding, often documented as iron deficiency anemia. Dallas-based University of Texas ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients with acute MI, upper gastrointestinal bleeding occurred in 1.5% within 1 year and was associated ...

It is recommended that patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding undergo endoscopy within 24 hours after gastroenterologic consultation. The role of endoscopy performed within time frames ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers have identified a unique GI bleeding syndrome associated with cirrhosis and portal hypertension, ...

(HealthDay)—For patients with severe acute gastrointestinal bleeding, a restrictive transfusion approach is safe and effective compared with a liberal approach, according to a study published in the ...

Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a symptom of a disease, condition, or injury affecting any part of the gastrointestinal tract. The GI tract includes the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon ...

A hemostatic powder, TC-325 (Hemospray), worked as well as standard treatment for endoscopic control of acute bleeds from nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal lesions, a randomized trial found. In the ...

A 44-year-old man presented with hematemesis. The patient has a history of hepatitis C and alcohol-related cirrhosis. He has had multiple episodes of hematemesis due to esophageal variceal bleeding ...