CME Upper GI Bleed
CME Upper GI Bleed
Chew Yongzhi
Firman Khan
Upper GI bleeding
Diagnostic studies ( i.e endoscopy ) follow, with the goal of diagnosis and treatment
Goal of the evaluation with history taking, physical examination, laboratory tests is to access the severity of the bleed, identify potential
sources of bleed, and determine if there are conditions present that may affect subsequent management
Presence of frankly blood emesis suggests moderate to severe bleeding that may be ongoing, coffee ground emesis suggest more
limited bleeding
GI bleeding due to esophageal or gastric varices and peptic ulceration carry the highest mortality. Need to have Exclusion of other
bleeding sources ( pulmonary and intranasal sources )
Melena: stool consisting of partially digested blood (black tarry, semi solid, shiny and has a distinctive
odor, when its present indicative that blood has been present in the GI tract for at least 14 hours.
The more proximal the bleeding site, the more likely melena will occur.
***Hematochezia usually represents a lower GI source of bleeding, although an upper GI lesion may bleed so
briskly that blood does not remain in the bowel long enough for melena to develop.
Description Cause
Hematemesis ● Vomiting blood, which may be red ● Most commonly due to bleeding
or coffee-ground in appearance in the upper GI tract (e.g.,
esophagus, stomach)
Melena ● Black, tarry stool with a strong ● Most commonly due to bleeding
offensive odor in the upper GI tract
● Can also occur in bleeding from
the small bowel or the right
colon
Hematochezia ● The passage of bright red (fresh) ● Most commonly due to bleeding
blood through the anus in the lower GI tract (e.g., in the
● (with or without stool) distal colon
○ Colonic bleeding:
maroon, jelly-like traces
of blood in stools
○ Rectal bleeding: streaks
of fresh blood on stools
History Taking
History:
• Abdominal pain
• Haematamesis
• Haematochezia
• Melena
• Features of blood loss: shock, syncope,
anaemia
• Features of underlying cause: dyspepsia,
dysphagia, weight loss
Drug history: NSAIDs, Aspirin, corticosteroids, anticoagulants, (SSRIs) particularly fluoxetine and
sertraline.
• History of epistaxis or hemoptysis to rule out the GI source of bleeding.
• Past medical : previous episodes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, diabetes mellitus,
coronary artery disease, chronic renal or liver disease or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
• Past surgical: previous abdominal surgery
Pathophysiology of common
causes of upper GI bleeding.
Duodenal/ gastric ulcer
Erosions
Fluid resuscitation
- Colloid or crystalloids solution should be used to maintain blood pressure more than 100
mmHg systolic.
- Volume required is in 3:1 ratio
- Blood transfusion to be necessary if active haematemesis and haemarrhagic shock.
PPI
- The relative efficacy of the PPIs may be due to their superior ability to maintain a gastric pH
at a level above 6.0 and cause acid suppression thereby protecting an ulcer clot from
fibrinolysis. The ideal pharmacologic therapy for patients with acute ulcer bleeding appears to
be an intravenous PPI
Prokinetic agents
-improves gastric visualisation 3mg/kg IV erythromycin over 20-30 minutes prior to endoscopy
Antibiotics
-reduces mortality in patients who develop acute upper GI bleeding + chronic liver disease.
-IV 3rd generation cephalosporin (ceftriazone and ciprofloxacin)
Endoscopic and surgical management of bleeding peptic ulcer.
● Peptic ulcer disease is the most common cause of upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. In most of the cases,
bleeding from a peptic ulcer stops spontaneously. Arterial diameters in bleeding ulcers can measure up to 3.45 mm,
but in most cases the diameter of the bleeding artery is small (< 2 mm).
High-dose intravenous proton pump inhibitors after endoscopic therapy for a bleeding ulcer reduce recurrent bleeding risk
and surgery
● Nature of the blood loss can preclude accurately in identifying the lesion
● Diagnosis can be made endoscopically
Major stigmata of hemorrhage (an adherent clot, a visible vessel, or active bleeding) are associated with high rebleeding
risks. Endoscopic treatment in patients with high-risk stigmata results in improved outcomes. Common endoscopic
techniques and the devices used to treat upper GI ulcer bleeding, including injection therapy, thermal coagulation, endoclip
application, and hemostatic powder spray
Indication for surgery is confined to the following cases:, failure to stop bleeding endoscopically, and to prevent further
life‐threatening rebleeding, particularly in high‐risk patients.
The surgical procedures for a bleeding peptic ulcer can generally be classified into minimal or definitive approaches.
● The sole achievement of surgical ulcer hemostasis is a minimal approach, includes under‐running the ulcer (so‐called
simple intraluminal ligature or undersewing), plication, or an ulcerectomyand may also include ligation of the vessel
around the stomach or duodenum
● whereas the addition of acid reduction procedures is classified as a definitive approach. Also includes local
procedures for primary hemostasis with either vagotomy and pyloroplasty or a partial or total gastrectomy.
ROLE OF ENDOSCOPY IN UPPER GI
BLEEDING
DIAGNOSTIC THERAPEUTIC
Definitive approach
Duodenal Ulcer
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Surgical approach to the management of portal hypertension
Surgical shunts
● Prevent rebleeding
● Reduce pressure in portal circulation by diverting blood into the low-pressure systemic circulation
Endoscopic Sclerotherapy
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Thermal Coagulation
Oesophageal balloon tamponade
● Indicated for:
● Shunts are inserted under local anaesthetic, analgesia & sedation using fluoroscopic guidance & ultrasonography
● Guidewire is inserted via Internal Jugular vein and Superior vena cava
● Towards hepatic vein → hepatic parenchyma → branch of portal vein
● Track through parenchyma is dilated with a balloon catheter to allow insertion of metallic stent
OTHER TREATMENTS
c. Liver transplant
Statistics in Hospital Seberang Jaya
Duodenal ulcer:
● Total = 132
● Malay = 62, Chinese = 54, Indian = 9, Others = 7
● Total deaths: Malay = 10
Diuelafoy’s lesion
● Total = 60
● Chinese = 41, Malay = 16, Indians = 2, Others = 1
● Total deaths: Chinese = 7
Statistics in Hospital Seberang Jaya
PATIENT_AGE_GROUP_ PATIENT_ETHNICITY_NAM
DIAGNOSIS DISCH_TYPE_DESC PATIENT_GENDER 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 NO_OF_DIAGNOSIS
5YEAR E
Bukan Warganegara Balik Ke Rumah LELAKI 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
30 - 34 years
India Balik Ke Rumah LELAKI 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4
Engkar Nasihat Doktor
Bukan Warganegara (DAMA) / Dengan Risiko LELAKI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Sendiri (AOR)
35 - 39 years India Dipindah Ke Fasiliti Lain PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Engkar Nasihat Doktor
Melayu (DAMA) / Dengan Risiko LELAKI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Sendiri (AOR)
India Balik Ke Rumah PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4
40 - 44 years LELAKI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Melayu Balik Ke Rumah
PEREMPUAN 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Cina Dipindah Ke Fasiliti Lain PEREMPUAN 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
45 - 49 years Balik Ke Rumah PEREMPUAN 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Melayu
Dipindah Ke Fasiliti Lain PEREMPUAN 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
LELAKI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Balik Ke Rumah
50 - 54 years Melayu PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Dipindah Ke Fasiliti Lain PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Cina Balik Ke Rumah LELAKI 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 7
India Balik Ke Rumah LELAKI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
55 - 59 years
LELAKI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Melayu Balik Ke Rumah
PEREMPUAN 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dipindah Ke Fasiliti Lain PEREMPUAN 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Cina LELAKI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Mati
PEREMPUAN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Lain-lain Balik Ke Rumah LELAKI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Gastric cancer
60 - 64 years Balik Ke Rumah LELAKI 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
Melayu LELAKI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Dipindah Ke Fasiliti Lain
PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
LELAKI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
Balik Ke Rumah
Cina PEREMPUAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dipindah Ke Fasiliti Lain PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
Balik Ke Rumah LELAKI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 8
65 - 69 years India
Dipindah Ke Fasiliti Lain PEREMPUAN 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
LELAKI 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 8
Balik Ke Rumah
Melayu PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dipindah Ke Fasiliti Lain PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4
Balik Ke Rumah LELAKI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Cina Dipindah Ke Fasiliti Lain PEREMPUAN 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
70 - 74 years Mati PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
LELAKI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
India Balik Ke Rumah
PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7
LELAKI 5 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 14
Balik Ke Rumah
PEREMPUAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Cina
Dipindah Ke Fasiliti Lain LELAKI 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Mati LELAKI 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
75 - 79 years
India Balik Ke Rumah PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6
Balik Ke Rumah PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Melayu Dipindah Ke Fasiliti Lain PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Mati LELAKI 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
25 - 29 years Melayu Balik Ke Rumah PEREMPUAN 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
30 - 34 years Bukan Warganegara Balik Ke Rumah LELAKI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
India Balik Ke Rumah LELAKI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
35 - 39 years
Melayu Balik Ke Rumah LELAKI 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 6
Bukan Warganegara Balik Ke Rumah LELAKI 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 7
Dipindah Ke Fasiliti Lain LELAKI 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Mati LELAKI 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7
Balik Ke Rumah LELAKI 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4
Melayu
Mati LELAKI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Bukan Warganegara Mati LELAKI 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Cina Balik Ke Rumah LELAKI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
45 - 49 years
India Balik Ke Rumah LELAKI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Melayu Balik Ke Rumah LELAKI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 7
Cina Balik Ke Rumah LELAKI 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
50 - 54 years Balik Ke Rumah LELAKI 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 3 4 2 16
Melayu
Mati LELAKI 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Cina Balik Ke Rumah LELAKI 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 7
India Mati LELAKI 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
55 - 59 years
Balik Ke Rumah LELAKI 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 5
Oesophageal varices with bleeding Melayu
Mati LELAKI 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
LELAKI 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Balik Ke Rumah
Cina PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Mati LELAKI 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
India Balik Ke Rumah PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
LELAKI 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
60 - 64 years Balik Ke Rumah
PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 7
Mati LELAKI 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Cina Balik Ke Rumah PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
Lain-lain Balik Ke Rumah LELAKI 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4
65 - 69 years LELAKI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3
Balik Ke Rumah
Melayu PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
Mati PEREMPUAN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Balik Ke Rumah PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
70 - 74 years Melayu LELAKI 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
Mati
PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6
Cina Balik Ke Rumah PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 10
75 - 79 years Balik Ke Rumah LELAKI 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Melayu
Mati PEREMPUAN 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
LELAKI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
< 1 year Melayu Balik Ke Rumah
PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5
Cina Balik Ke Rumah PEREMPUAN 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
India Balik Ke Rumah LELAKI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1 - 4 years
LELAKI 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Melayu Balik Ke Rumah
PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Cina Balik Ke Rumah PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
5 - 9 years
Melayu Balik Ke Rumah PEREMPUAN 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
LELAKI 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
10 - 14 years Melayu Balik Ke Rumah
PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4
Cina Balik Ke Rumah LELAKI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 - 19 years
Melayu Balik Ke Rumah PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Bukan Warganegara Balik Ke Rumah LELAKI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
LELAKI 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Balik Ke Rumah
PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
20 - 24 years
Melayu
Engkar Nasihat Doktor
(DAMA) / Dengan Risiko PEREMPUAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mallory Weiss tear Sendiri (AOR)
LELAKI 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 9
Cina Balik Ke Rumah
PEREMPUAN 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
65 - 69 years India Balik Ke Rumah PEREMPUAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Lain-lain Balik Ke Rumah LELAKI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Melayu Balik Ke Rumah LELAKI 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
LELAKI 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 13
Cina Balik Ke Rumah
PEREMPUAN 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4
LELAKI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
70 - 74 years Balik Ke Rumah
PEREMPUAN 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4
Melayu
Dipindah Ke Fasiliti Lain LELAKI 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7
Mati LELAKI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9
LELAKI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Cina Balik Ke Rumah
PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
India Balik Ke Rumah PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
75 - 79 years
LELAKI 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Balik Ke Rumah
Melayu PEREMPUAN 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 7
Mati PEREMPUAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
< 1 year Melayu Balik Ke Rumah LELAKI 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
LELAKI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Balik Ke Rumah
Dieulafoy's lession Cina PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7
60 - 64 years
Dipindah Ke Fasiliti Lain PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
LELAKI 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 7
Cina Balik Ke Rumah
70 - 74 years PEREMPUAN 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
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