Open AccessGastrointestinalno krvarenje - krvarenje iz gornjih delova digestivnog sistema
Author(s) -
Predrag Peško,
Ivan Jovanović
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
acta chirurgica iugoslavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0887
pISSN - 0354-950X
DOI - 10.2298/aci0701009p
Subject(s) - medicine , bleed , upper gastrointestinal bleeding , emergency surgery , surgery , severe bleeding , elective surgery , gi bleeding , endoscopy , general surgery
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding represents the commonest emergency managed by gastroenterologists utilizing substantial clinical and economic resources. Manifestations of GI bleeding depend upon its localization, magnitude and co-morbidity. Although endoscopic haemostasis has significantly improved the outcome of patients with upper GI bleeding, in some cases patients continue to bleed or rebleed after initial control requiring early elective surgery in order to decrease mortality. Despite recent advances in, both, endoscopic and surgical therapy, mortality rates have remained essentially unchanged at 6-15%.