title: Management of GI emergencies: peptic ulcer acute bleeding.
abstract: Peptic ulcer bleeding is a common medical emergency. Management of acute ulcer bleeding requires prompt assessment for risk stratification, evaluation for early endoscopy, initiation of pharmacotherapy and treatment of co-morbid diseases. Tremendous advances in endoscopic technique and pharmacotherapy in the past few decades have reduced recurrent bleeding, the need for surgery and mortality of the disease. Strategies to minimize recurrence have been defined for various types of peptic ulcers. This article reviews the current management of acute peptic ulcer bleeding.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Digestive Disease, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong; Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong. Electronic address: wonghei@cuhk.edu.hk.
authors.forename: Sunny H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Joseph J Y
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sung
mesh_terms: D019468:Disease Management; D004630:Emergencies; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D006801:Humans; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Aspirin; Endoscopy; NSAID; Peptic ulcer; Proton pump inhibitors