Clinical factors associated with successful embolization of lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
Navamayooran ThavanesanBert Van Der WerfAdil ShafiColette KennedyGreg O'GradyBenjamin Paul Timothy LovedaySanjay PandanaboyanaPublished in: ANZ journal of surgery (2021)
A triaging approach to utilizing emergency DSA may be helpful. If prolonged delay between CT and DSA is anticipated, with haemodynamic stability and a near-normal platelet count, the DSA may not be fruitful. Technical success may be more likely if DSA occurs within 120 min. Clinical success may be more likely if activated partial thromboplastin time is within normal range.