RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Evaluation and Management of Gastrointestinal Bleeding
JF Ochsner Journal
JO Ochsner J
FD O. P. Jindal Global University
SP 107
OP 113
VO 7
IS 3
A1 David E. Beck
A1 David A. Margolin
A1 Charles B. Whitlow
A1 Kerry L. Hammond
YR 2007
UL http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/7/3/107.abstract
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.