State-of-the-art management of acute bleeding peptic ulcer disease

Abstract

The management of patients with non variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding has evolved, as have its causes and prognosis, over the past 20 years. The addition of high-quality data coupled to the publication of authoritative national and international guidelines have helped define current-day standards of care. This review highlights the relevant clinical evidence and consensus recommendations that will hopefully result in promoting the effective dissemination and knowledge translation of important information in the management of patients afflicted with this common entity.

Keywords

• Clips
• endoscopic hemostasis
• endoscopy
• hemostatic powders
• injection
• non variceal
• prokinetic drugs
• proton pump inhibitors
• thermal coagulation
• transfusion
• upper gastrointestinal bleeding