RT Book, Section
A1 Yeh, Ann Ming
A1 Berquist, William
A2 Stevenson, David K.
A2 Cohen, Ronald S.
A2 Sunshine, Philip
SR Print(0)
ID 1109794629
T1 Gastrointestinal Bleeding
T2 Neonatology: Clinical Practice and Procedures
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071763769
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1109794629
RD 2024/04/23
AB In  the  population  of  healthy  neonates,  the  incidence  of  upper  gastrointestinal  (GI)  bleeding  is  uncommon  but  not  rare.  A  case  cohort  series  of  5180  infants  indicated  that  approximately  1.2%  of  healthy  infants  experienced  upper  GI  bleeding  that  was  brought  to  medical  attention.1  Incidence  is  likely  increased  in  populations  of  more  acutely  sick  neonates,  such  as  those  in  the  intensive  care  unit;  however,  the  exact  incidence  is  unknown,  as  some  may  have  a  high  prevalence  of  asymptomatic  gastritis.2  In  the  pediatric  intensive  care  population,  studies  have  shown  that  patients  who  receive  acid-blocking  prophylaxis  have  a  lower  incidence  of  upper  GI  bleeding,3  but  a  similar  study  was  not  found  in  the  neonatal  intensive  care  population.