Updates in the management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Actualidades en el manejo del sangrado de tubo digestivo alto

Abstract

Gastrointestinal tract bleeding can be divided into three zones according to its location: high (proximal to the ampulla of Vater), medium (from the ampulla of Vater to the ileocecal valve), and low (from the ileocecal valve to the rectum). In turn, upper gastrointestinal bleeding can be subdivided into variceal or non-variceal bleeding depending on the cause.