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. 1995 Nov;41:1931-6, 1939-41.

Management of gastrointestinal hemorrhage.

R J Hilsden 1, E A Shaffer 1
PMCID: PMC2146758  PMID: 8563510

Abstract

Acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage is a common problem that requires prompt recognition and management to prevent serious morbidity and mortality. Management goals are stabilization of the patient with vigorous fluid resuscitation followed by investigation and definitive treatment of the bleeding source. Endoscopy is often the initial diagnostic test and allows therapeutic measures to be performed at the same time.

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