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The cornerstone of massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding management begins with resuscitation and volume replacement. The various therapeutic modalities are tailored to the diagnosis. The most common etiologies are discussed herein as well as the modern operative management to control bleeding and provide definitive treatment.
Bleeding patients belong on a surgical service
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Madbak, F.G. (2017). Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding. In: Dangleben, D., Madbak, F. (eds) Acute Care General Surgery . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52255-5_8
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