RT Book, Section
A1 Laine, Loren
A2 Jameson, J. Larry
A2 Fauci, Anthony S.
A2 Kasper, Dennis L.
A2 Hauser, Stephen L.
A2 Longo, Dan L.
A2 Loscalzo, Joseph
SR Print(0)
ID 1155943516
T1 Gastrointestinal Bleeding
T2 Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644016
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1155943516
RD 2024/04/18
AB Gastrointestinal  bleeding  (GIB)  is  the  most  common  gastrointestinal  condition  leading  to  hospitalization  in  the  United  States,  accounting  for  over  507,000  admissions  and  $4.85  billion  in  direct  costs  annually.  Upper  GIB  (UGIB)  incidence  has  decreased  in  recent  decades,  primarily  due  to  decreases  in  GIB  from  ulcers.  The  ratio  of  UGIB  to  lower  GIB  (LGIB)  among  GIB  admissions  from  U.S.  emergency  rooms  is  ~1.3.  The  case  fatality  of  patients  hospitalized  with  GIB  has  also  decreased  and  is  <3%  in  the  United  States.  Patients  generally  die  from  decompensation  of  other  underlying  illnesses  rather  than  exsanguination.