IntroductionBSG and NICE guidelines recommend that all patients with a suspected GI bleed have an endoscopy within 24 hours of admission. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), Gateshead (a District General Hospital serving a population of approximately 200,000) provides an urgent out of hours GI ...
BSG and NICE guidelines recommend that all patients with a suspected GI bleed have an endoscopy within 24 hours of admission. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), Gateshead (a District General Hospital serving a population of approximately 200,000) provides an urgent out of hours GI bleed service...
Grade I: barely noticeable varix (remember after a big bleed varix can collapse to Grade I) Grade II: present but flattens on insufflations Grade III: Varix up to 30% of the lumen ( most varices) Grade IV: Varix up to ...
doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2023-BSG.417Introduction Contributing to the on-call Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed (UGIB) rota is a crucial part of a consultant gastroenterologist's role. There is no standardised training in managing UGIB as part of the gastroenterology curriculum in the UK, with wide variation...
doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2024-BSG.388Introduction Trainees report inadequate exposure and training barriers in Acute Upper GI Bleed (AUGIB) endoscopic management. This survey evaluates experiences of UK trainees and trainers in AUGIB endoscopy training. Methods A 20-question survey was distributed to UK ...
Comparison to group without anticoagulation: Patients on NOACs were older (76.8 years vs 63.9 years, p-value 0.0001), hadslightly higher rebleed rates (9.5% vs 8.3%)and had a trend to higher UGIB related 30 day mortality rate (7.1% vs 2.4%). Conclusions A portion of patients on NOACs...
bsg abstracts long-term trends in comorbidity and risk scores and their influence on outcomes of upper gastrointestinal bleedingIntroductionThe prevention of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) can be facilitated by understanding the changes in environmental and socio-pathological factors; these might not...
doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2023-BSG.286Introduction We aimed to improve triage of suspected upper GI bleed (UGIB) patients by investigating factors impacting whether endoscopic therapy was performed. Methods Analysis of OGD uploads to the NED from 1/3/2019 to 29/2/2020 was performed. UGIB was defined...
All patients were documented to have a potentially life-threatening gastrointestinal bleed. Five patients received the correct dose of andexanet alfa. Two patients received the correct bolus dose but did not go on to receive the continuous infusion. One patient received an incorrect bolus dose and...
Results 64 delegates attended 4 courses: 86% (55) female, 92% (59) band 5 nurses, 69% (44) had <2 years endoscopy experience and 80% (51) were on the on-call GI bleed rota. Post course analysis showed a significant improvement in knowledge and confidence in endoscopic UGI haemostatic...