ArticleGastroenterology research2017
Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Characteristics and Clinical Outcome of Patients Treated With an Intensive Protocol.
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- A primer on the imaging approach to acute gastrointestinal bleeding.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2026Review
- Effects of age and drug use on lower gastrointestinal bleeding: a retrospective single-center experience.BMC gastroenterology · 2026Article
- A clinical predictive model for risk stratification of patients with severe acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2021Article
- Endoscopic hemostasis makes the difference: Angiographic treatment in patients with lower gastrointestinal bleeding.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2021Article
- Development and Validation of a Scoring System to Predict Severe Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Vietnamese.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2021Article
- Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients With Cirrhosis-Etiology and Outcomes.The American journal of the medical sciences · 2020Article
- Lactic Acid Is an Independent Predictor of Mortality and Improves the Predictive Value of Existing Risk Scores in Patients Presenting With Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding.Gastroenterology research · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn recent years major advances have been made in the management of patients with acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding. The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics and clinical outcome of patients with acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding (ALGIB) treated with an intensive protocol.
methodsWe analyzed the medical records of 528 patients with ALGIB. All patients after hemodynamic stabilization underwent colonoscopy during the first 24 h of hospitalization and capsule enteroscopy when needed. Patients with massive ongoing bleeding underwent computed tomography angiography (CTA), and when active bleeding was detected embolization was immediately performed.
resultsThe mean age of the patients was 70.2 ± 14.6 years and 271 (51.3%) of them were men. At least one comorbidity was present in 464 patients (87.9%), cardiovascular disease in 266 (50.4%), while 158 (30%) patients were on antiplatelet drugs and 96 (18.2%) on anticoagulants. The most common causes of bleeding were diverticulosis (19.7%) and ischemic colitis (19.3%). Thirty-six patients (6.9%) had small intestinal bleeding. In 117 patients (22.2%) active bleeding or recent bleeding stigmata were found and in 82 of them (92.1%) endoscopic hemostasis was applied. Embolization was performed in 10 (1.9%) and was successful in seven (70%) cases, while surgical hemostasis was required in only six (1.1%) cases. Forty-four (8.3%) patients had a rebleeding episode, and 13 patients died with an overall mortality of 2.5%.
conclusionsManagement of ALGIB based on an intensive protocol is safe and effective. The bleeding source can be identified in most cases with a favorable outcome.
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