RT Book, Section
A1 Gomella, Tricia Lacy
A1 Cunningham, M. Douglas
A1 Eyal, Fabien G.
A1 Tuttle, Deborah J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1107527747
T1 Gastrointestinal Bleeding from the Upper Tract
T2 Neonatology: Management, Procedures, On-Call Problems, Diseases, and Drugs, 7e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071768016
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1107527747
RD 2022/08/14
AB Vomiting  of  bright  red  blood  or  active  bleeding  from  the  nasogastric  (NG)  tube  is  seen.  Upper  gastrointestinal  (GI)  bleeding  is  bleeding  that  occurs  proximal  to  the  ligament  of  Treitz  in  the  distal  duodenum  (esophagus,  stomach,  or  duodenum).  The  majority  of  GI  bleeds  in  neonates  are  benign,  self-limiting,  and  require  minimal  workup  and  treatment,  but  it  is  important  to  detect  the  cases  that  have  significant  underlying  pathology.