approach to gastrointesinal bleeding
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Approach To
gastrointestinalBleeding
With special reference to obscure bleeding
DR.AKASH SENGUPTA22.02.2017, MALDA MEDICAL COLLEGE
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Significance Newer diagnostic modalities
New therapeutic interventions
Mortality still high
Better understanding needed
Potential to bring down mortality
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Changing trends in incidence
Over last 20 years-Rampant use of NSAIDs and SSRIs
Advent of newer PPIs
•Overall, the incidence of hospitalization for acute gastrointestinal bleeding has fallen by a modest 4% between years 1998 and 2006.*
*Ref:Sabiston,20th edition, page 1139
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Cause of gastrointestinal bleeding
1. Upper GI bleed
2. Lower GI bleed
3. Obscure GI bleed
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Emergency !! Resuscitation – First priority
Attempts made at diagnosis – when patient stable
Run parallel – when possible Better revive the
patient before you have to diagnose him
in AUTOPSY
Massive haemorrhage
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Resuscitation
1. Securing airway
2. Maintaining Breathing
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3. Maintenance of circulation:
Crystalloids
Colloids
Blood & blood products
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4. Disability
5. Proper exposure
Ascites
Spider angioma
Caput medusae Palmer erythema
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Must not forget!Nasogastric tube insertion
Catheterisation
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Empirical treatment: Blind attempt
at arresting the bleed1. Proton pump inhibitors –
Omeprazole, Pantoprazole, Rabeprazole etc.
2. Stopping NSAIDs or SSRIs
3. Antifibrinolytics- Tranexamic acid
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DIAGNOSTIC APPROACHDifferentiate between upper and lower GI
bleeding
Further investigation- find out the exact cause and location
Treatment according to cause
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How to understand ? 1. Chief complaints
2. History
3. Physical examination
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Patient presentation Directly due to the bleed-
1. Haematemesis
2. Haematochezia
3. Malena
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As a Consequence of the blood loss
Signs of shock Respiratory distress due to aspiration
As symptoms of underlying disease
Pain Vomiting
In case of scanty blood loss
Only symptoms of anemia
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•Detailed account of pain and vomiting
•Age
•Bowel habit & other personal histories
•History of medication and prior surgery
•History of past illnesses
IMPORTANT POINTS IN HISTORY
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Physical examination1. General survey
2. Examination of the oral cavity, nasopharynx and oropharynx
3. Abdominal examination
4. Looking for signs (stigmata) of chronic liver disease- such as jaundice, ascites, palmer erythema, caput medusa etc.
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UPPER GI BLEED
History and physical examination strongly suggests
Oesophagogastrodudenoscopy (preferably within first 24 hours)
Diagnostic
Treatment
Non-diagnostic
Slow haemorrhage
RBC scan
Massive haemorrhage
AngiographyOperation
Time is of paramount importance
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Common causes of upper GI bleed
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Esophagogastroduodeoscopy Merits-
-Highly accurate
-helps in risk stratification
-Identify the underlying disease
-Therapeutic interventions
-Taking biopsy specimen
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Duodenal ulcer
Gasric ulcer
Oesophagial varices
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Hemoclip applied to bleeding varix
Band ligation of ulcer
Therapeutic interventions
Fix the leak after you’ve found it
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Risk stratification by EGD
Rockall classification
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Forrest classification
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When in doubt,
perform EGD to exclude Upper GI
bleed
When history and physical examination strongly suggests
Lower GI bleeding
Extent of bleeding
Slow haemorrhage
colonoscopy
Massive haemorrhage
angiography
Diagnostic
Non-diagnostic
•RBC scan•Capsule endoscopy•CT angiography•Meckel’s scan
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Lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage-
•Multiple sources (40% cases)
•Longer list of D/D
•More difficult to diagnose
•Intermittent
•commonly ceases spontaneously
•Less extensive
•lower mortality rates
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Causes of lower GI haemorrhageLower Gastrointestinal
bleeding: causes
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Colonoscopy - minimal to moderate bleeding-within 24 hours, can be quite accurate-Can identify :active bleeding site, clot adherent to mucosa,diverticula, Polyps, cancers, and inflammatory causes; -therapeutic intervention-collection of biopsy sample
-Ineffective in massive haemorrhage-Risk of complications are high-Needs expertise for performance
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Colonoscopic view
Crohn’s disease
Colorectal carcinoma
Colonic diverticula
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RBC scanning
Alternative investigations Radionuclide (RBC) scanning:Can be used in massive haemorrhageAble to identify bleeding at a rate of 0.1mL/min90% sensitivePredicts outcome of angiographyInaccurate
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CT angiographySensitivity and specificity similar to radionuclide scanningMore accurate in localizing the bleeding
CT angiograhy
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Mesenteric artery angiography
Can only be used in ongoing haemorrhageCan diagnose bleeding at a rate of 0.5-1.0mL/minBest for diagnosing angiodysplasia and actively bleeding diverticulaCan be used therapeutically- vasopressors and embolization High risk of complications
Selective mesenteric
Mesenteric artery angiography
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Obscure GI bleedingObscure GI hemorrhage is defined as bleeding that persists or recurs after an initial negative evaluation with EGD and colonoscopy.*
1. Obscure-overt bleeding: EGD and colonoscopy fail to localize the site but visible bleeding present.
2. Obscure-occult bleeding: characterized by iron deficiency anemia or guaiac-positive stools without visible bleeding.
*Sabiston, 20th edition, page 1155
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Significance of obscure GI bleeding:
•Accounts for 1% of gastrointestinal haemorrhage
•Frustrating for both patient and doctors
•25% cases remain undiagnosed (mostly lower GI origin)
•High rate of rebleeding (33-50% within 3-5 years)
•Repeated blood transfusion needed
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Causes of obscure GI haemorrhage
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DIAGNOSTIC APPROACHRepeated endoscopy:Repeat esophagoduodenoscopy and colonoscopy
Identifies the lesion in 35% cases (most cases distal to ligament of Treitz)
Conventional imaging:RBC scanning, angiographyProvocative testsSmall bowel enteroclysis (largely abandoned now)Computed tomographic enterographyMeckel’s diverticulum scanning (especially in young patients)
Meckel’s scan
Small bowel enteroclysis
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Small bowel enteroscopy& sonde pull endoscopy, double balloon endoscopy
Push endoscopy uses paediatric colonoscope;Can reach up to 50-70 cm beyond ligament of Treitz; Success rate 40%
Double balloon endoscopy is successful in 85% cases of occult bleeding (performed within 1 month);if done within 72 hours, more successful than capsule endoscopyTherapeutic intervention, biopsy possible
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NEWER DIAGNOSTIC APPROACHESVideo Capsule Endoscopy •Well tolerated•Has a high success rate of 90% •Best for haemodynamically stable patients having ongoing GI bleed•Time consuming•Warrants continuous presence of a doctor•Contraindicated in intestinal obstruction and motility disorders
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Intraoperative endoscopy
•In patients with transfusion-dependent occult-obscure bleeding •Paediatric colonoscope used•Introduced through mouth/anus/entereotomy •Whole bowel can be run •Obscure bleeding sources identified•Therapeutic intervention
Colonic polyp
Small intestinal ulcer
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Key points:- Resuscitation first, and resuscitate fast
EGD within 24 hours: in upper GI bleed
Colonoscopy: in moderate lower GI bleed
Treat underlying disease: prevent rebleed
Newer modalities attempted only after EGD and colonoscopy fail repeatedly.
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