Potential role for emergency physicians with endoscopy training in the treatment of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage: a retrospective observational study.
Yoshiro KobeTakehiko OamiTomoaki HashidaYoshihisa TateishiPublished in: Acute medicine & surgery (2018)
Short-term outcomes in GI bleeding cases managed by emergency physicians with endoscopy training were comparable to those by gastroenterologists and general surgeons. However, the extent of endoscopic training and experience emergency physicians should have remains unclear.