Endoscopy Unplugged by ESGE

Acute Upper GI bleeding: What to do BEFORE endoscopy!


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02:02: How do you first approach evaluation of patients with acute upper GI bleeding?

04:14: What is your strategy for use of crystalloid fluids, IVs, and blood transfusions?
04:51: How important are comorbidities when treating the patient?
07:20: What is the role of an upfront IV PPI prior to endoscopy?
10:37: What do you do when you suspect variceal upper GI bleeding?
12:28: How do you manage anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents?
17:54: Where do you routinely do urgent upper endoscopies - operating theatre? Endoscopy unit? Emergency department?
18:52: Once you've hemodynamically stabilized a patient, what is your recommended time to endoscopy?
22:35: And finally, how does Professor Laursen spend his time outside of the endoscopy suite?

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Endoscopy Unplugged by ESGEBy European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy