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Gastrointestinal Bleeding

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Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) in the critical care environment is a relatively common clinical event. The incidence of GIB is 103/100,000 cases per year in the United Kingdom (UK).1 Of these, 14% occur in patients who are already hospitalized.1 In the United States (US) the incidence of clinically significant GIB from stress-related mucosal disease (SRMD) has been estimated at 1.5%.2 GIB can be the primary reason for admission or can develop as a secondary comorbid factor in relation to the primary illness. Patients with this complication can have an increased length of stay and up to a fourfold rise in mortality.3

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    Tony M. Rahman (Consultant Gastroenterologist and ICU Physician)

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Thomson, S.J., Cowan, M.L., Morgan, R., Rahman, T.M. (2010). Gastrointestinal Bleeding. In: O’Donnell, J.M., Nácul, F.E. (eds) Surgical Intensive Care Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-77893-8_41

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