Author/Editor		Pegan, V
Title		Krvavitve iz prebavil - kirurško zdravljenje: uvodne misli
Translated title		Gastrointestinal haemorrhage - surgical treatment: introduction
Type		članek
Source		In: Bručan A, Gričar M, editors. Urgentna medicina: izbrana poglavja. Zbornik 2. mednarodni simpozij o urgentni medicini; 1995 jun 21-24; Ljubljana. Ljubljana: Slovensko združenje za urgentno medicino,
Publication year		1995
Volume		str. 39-41
Language		slo
Abstract		Sudden massive bleeding into the gastrointestinal tract is often lifethreatening and even fatal. The origin of bleeding can be from the upper gastrointestinal tract and from the lower one respectively. The line of demarcation is the duodenojejunal flexure. Bloody vomiting and/or passage of blood by stool are symptoms urging immediate diagnostic and therapeutic measures. In cases of extremely massive bleeding the measures of resuscitation have absolute priority. Endoscopic treatment of variceal and ulcer bleeding with either permanent or temporary success deserves special credit for diminishing the mortality rate of this patients.
Descriptors		GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE