This guideline presents recommendations for the step-wise management of patients with
overt upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Hemodynamic status is first assessed, and …

Background Endoscopic therapy reduces the rebleeding rate and the need for surgery in
patients with bleeding peptic ulcers. Objectives To determine whether a second procedure …

We performed systematic reviews addressing predefined clinical questions to develop
recommendations with the GRADE approach regarding management of patients with overt …

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

This guideline refers to infants, children, and adolescents ages 0 to 18 years. The areas
covered include indications for diagnostic and therapeutic esophagogastroduodenoscopy …

Purpose Acute gastrointestinal (GI) dysfunction and failure have been increasingly
recognized in critically ill patients. The variety of definitions proposed in the past has led to …

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to examine recent time trends in incidence and
outcome of upper GI bleeding. METHODS: Prospective data collection on all patients …

Background: The management of patients with acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal
bleeding has evolved substantially over the past 10 years amid a paucity of published …

OBJECTIVES From the Canadian Registry of patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
and Endoscopy (RUGBE), we determined clinical outcomes and explored the roles of …

UGIB is predominantly nonvariceal in origin and remains one of the most common
challenges faced by gastroenterologists and endoscopists in daily clinical practice. Despite …