Potential role for emergency physicians in the treatment of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage

What is it about?

We compared the management and clinical outcomes of GI bleeding cases between those treated by an emergency physician and those treated by a non‐emergency physician (e.g., gastroenterologist or general surgeon).

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Why is it important?

Short‐term outcomes in GI bleeding cases managed by emergency physicians with endoscopy training were comparable to those by gastroenterologists and general surgeons.

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