Women Teaching Women: Retooling Your Clinical Toolbox | November 2023-State of the Art GI Bleed Emergencies

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Dr. Joanna Law, a therapeutic gastroenterologist, discusses the latest advancements in the management of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in 2023. She emphasizes the importance of risk stratification for patients presenting with non-variceal upper GI bleeding and discusses the use of endoscopic therapies. Various endoscopic treatment options for bleeding ulcers are explained, including the use of epinephrine, mechanical and thermal therapies, and hemostatic powders. Dr. Law also discusses the role of new hemostatic techniques such as over-the-scope clips and hemostatic sprays. She highlights the use of hemostatic sprays as a primary therapy for bleeding ulcers and tumor bleeding, based on recent guidelines. Additionally, considerations for patients on anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents, as well as management of tumoral bleeding, are also addressed.

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Joanna Law, MD, FASGE

Keywords

gastrointestinal bleeding

endoscopic therapies

bleeding ulcers

hemostatic techniques

tumoral bleeding