PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - David E. Beck
AU  - David A. Margolin
AU  - Charles B. Whitlow
AU  - Kerry L. Hammond
TI  - Evaluation and Management of Gastrointestinal Bleeding
DP  - 2007 Sep 21
TA  - Ochsner Journal
PG  - 107--113
VI  - 7
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/7/3/107.short
4100  - http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/7/3/107.full
SO  - Ochsner J2007 Sep 21; 7
AB  - A logical, reasoned approach is essential to the successful management of gastrointestinal hemorrhage. This article describes the approach used by the staff of the Ochsner Clinic Foundation's Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery to evaluate and manage lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage, along with the evidence and experience that guided its development. Following resuscitation, diagnostic studies localize the presence and source of hemorrhage, while management options (non-operative and operative) control the bleeding.