Role of CT angiography and therapeutic anticoagulation in patients presenting to the emergency department with acute gastrointestinal bleeding.

Christopher R Newman Rohan NandurkarDavid HolcdorfJan Gerstenmaier Peter Tagkalidis Warren Clements

Published in: Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology (2022)

The presence of anticoagulation has a significant impact on the decision not to perform interventional treatments on patients with acute GIB when CTA is positive. Anticoagulant reversal and volume resuscitation are important front-line measures, and CTA may have a role for those anticoagulated who are haemodynamically unstable after resuscitation.

Keyphrases

emergency department
atrial fibrillation
venous thromboembolism
cardiac arrest
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
liver failure
prognostic factors
respiratory failure
patient reported outcomes
adverse drug
mechanical ventilation