title: Diagnosis and treatment of acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage in a small district hospital.
abstract: Ninety-eight consecutive patients admitted to a small district hospital because of acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage have been studied. Patients with haematemesis and/or melaena were treated with antacids and tranexamic acid from the very beginning and were examined with early panendscopy. All patients were closely observed in an ordinary medical ward by a staff especially trained to handle acute gastrointestinal bleeding. Seven patients required acute surgery. The overall mortality was 4.1%. It is concluded that acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage can be successfully handled with modern diagnosis and treatment in a small hospital.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged