RT Book, Section
A1 Reid, Sarah M.
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
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ID 1166595123
T1 Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Infants and Children
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260019933
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166595123
RD 2024/04/16
AB GI  bleeding  varies  in  its  epidemiology  and  presentation  depending  on  whether  it  originates  from  the  upper  or  lower  GI  tract.  Upper  GI  (UGI)  bleeding  is  bleeding  proximal  to  the  ligament  of  Treitz,  whereas  lower  GI  (LGI)  bleeding  originates  distal  to  this  ligament.  A  recent  study  demonstrated  a  14%  increase  in  pediatric  GI  bleeding  associated  ED  visits  between  2006  (82/100,000  children)  and  2011  (94/100,000  children).1  In  this  sample,  20%  of  visits  were  for  UGI  bleeding,  30%  were  for  LGI  bleeding,  and  the  remainder  were  unspecified.  More  than  three-quarters  (81%)  of  the  patients  were  discharged  home  from  the  ED.