title: [Acute colonic hemorrhage. Importance of a preoperative localization of the origin of bleeding in patients requiring emergency surgery].
abstract: Conservative management of distal gastro-intestinal bleeding is successful in most cases; 10% of patients hospitalised with this diagnosis will however undergo emergency surgery. Preoperative localisation of the bleeding site allows to perform a limited, segmental colectomy even in emergency. This has been shown to be associated with a lower operative mortality and morbidity when compared with subtotal colectomy. In this retrospective study we reviewed the notes of 134 patients admitted with lower gastro-intestinal bleeding. 22 of these required more than 4 units of blood transfusion and 12 underwent emergency surgery. Preoperative localisation of the source of bleeding was possible in 7 cases (58%); the remaining 5 underwent a subtotal colectomy. The operative mortality was 8%. The Authors emphasise the importance of an aggressive diagnostic work up in all cases of massive bleeding (i.e. more than 4 units of blood requirement in the first 24 hours following hospitalisation) in order to minimise the number of emergency subtotal colectomy.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Manunta
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Camilleri
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Di Saverio
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Bergamaschi
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Giani
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D003082:Colectomy; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004630:Emergencies; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Emorragia colica acuta. Importanza della localizzazione preoperatoria dell'origine del sanguinamento nei pazienti necessitanti un intervento di urgenza.