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Clinical Gastroenterology Journal

Clinical Gastroenterology Journal

ISSN: 2952-8518

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Intense upper gastrointestinal (GI) draining is a possibly perilous condition requiring precise, brief, and suitable patient assessment and the board. Clinicians of all fortes must know the prescribed procedures for forestalling and overseeing upper GI dying. This article centers around evaluating and overseeing grown-ups with intense nonvariceal upper GI dying.Acute upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, defined as hemorrhage in the GI tract proximal to the ligament of Treitz, is a potentially life-threatening condition requiring accurate, prompt, and appropriate patient evaluation and management. Bleeding from the upper GI tract is four times as common as from the lower GI tract and is a major cause of morbidity, particularly among patients with comorbid illnesses (which is the case in up to 50% of patients).1,2 Mortality for upper GI bleeding is 6% to 10%.1 Upper GI bleeding causes significant clinical and economic burden in the United States, accounting for 300,000 to 400,000 hospitalizations, 30,000 deaths, and healthcare costs of more than $2 billion annually.3,4 Given the repercussions of upper GI bleeding and complications of rebleeding or continued bleeding, clinicians in all specialties must know the best practices for preventing and managing upper GI bleeding. This article focuses on assessment of adults with acute nonvariceal upper GI bleeding, reviews the differential diagnosis and pathophysiology of common causes, and describes guidelines for selecting appropriate diagnostic tests and evidence-based therapeutic management.

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