Methods All patients who presented with a suspected upper GI bleed in 2021 and 2022 were included. Patients were identified by cross-referencing Emergency Department attendances and oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (OGD) requests using NHS Lothian TrakCare. Case notes were reviewed, and data were ...
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Upper GI bleedIntroduction United Kingdom guidelines recommend all upper gastrointestinal bleed (UGIB) patients have endoscopy within 24hours (h). The 2015 National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) audit reported a rate of 65%. In addition to a well-established out of...
NHSNational Health ServiceNational Health ServiceNVUGIBnonvariceal upper GI bleednonvariceal upper GI bleedEndoscopic management of nonvariceal upper GI bleed (NVUGIB) can be challenging. Hemospray is a novel endoscopic hemostatic agent for NVUGIB. Its efficacy in attaining hemostasis in NVUGIB is ...
Aims We performed a retrospective audit of the demographics, risk stratification, timing of endoscopy, endoscopy therapy and post endoscopy management among patients presented with upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleed as new admission and as inpatient at George Eliot NHS Trust; It provides hospital ...
DAPT carries a risk of significant bleeding particularly from the GI tract. The incidence and outcome of patients who have a GI bleed whilst taking DAPT is not well known and despite the recommendations, the protective effects of proton pump inhibitors (PPI) in ACS patients receiving DAPT are ...
Aims We performed a retrospective audit of the endoscopic findings and timing to endoscopy, among patients presented with upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleed as new admission and as inpatient at George Eliot NHS Trust; It provides hospital services to a population of 350,000 [ 1 ]. Methods ...
Results 68 patients (M:F 34:34) were referred via the Low Risk GI Bleed Ambulatory Pathway. The mean age was 42, range 18–79. Median time to OGD was 1?day, range 0–10. 2 patients elected to defer their endoscopy by 10 days for non-clinical reasons. All patients were discharged ...
upper GI bleedIntroduction The Horton General Hospital (HGH) is a small DGH located 30 miles away from a tertiary endoscopy centre, John Radcliffe Hospital (JRH). Both hospitals are part of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust In October 2015, the endoscopy unit at the HGH closed ...