Timing of endoscopy for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding: journal club review

Andrew Guy^{1

2

3}, Kate Eppler^{4

5

6}, Jessica Moe^{4

7}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. andrew.guy@alumni.ubc.ca.
² RCPS Emergency Medicine Residency Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. andrew.guy@alumni.ubc.ca.
³ Royal Columbian Hospital Emergency Department, 330 E Columbia St, New Westminster, BC, V3L 3W7, Canada. andrew.guy@alumni.ubc.ca.
⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
⁵ RCPS Emergency Medicine Residency Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
⁶ Royal Columbian Hospital Emergency Department, 330 E Columbia St, New Westminster, BC, V3L 3W7, Canada.
⁷ Vancouver General Hospital Emergency Department, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Editorial

Andrew Guy et al. CJEM. 2022 Jan.

. 2022 Jan;24(1):20-22.

doi: 10.1007/s43678-021-00233-5. Epub 2021 Nov 25.

Andrew Guy^{1

2

3}, Kate Eppler^{4

5

6}, Jessica Moe^{4

7}

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. andrew.guy@alumni.ubc.ca.
² RCPS Emergency Medicine Residency Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. andrew.guy@alumni.ubc.ca.
³ Royal Columbian Hospital Emergency Department, 330 E Columbia St, New Westminster, BC, V3L 3W7, Canada. andrew.guy@alumni.ubc.ca.
⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
⁵ RCPS Emergency Medicine Residency Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
⁶ Royal Columbian Hospital Emergency Department, 330 E Columbia St, New Westminster, BC, V3L 3W7, Canada.
⁷ Vancouver General Hospital Emergency Department, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: Endoscopy; UGIB; Upper gastrointestinal bleed.

Comment on

Timing of Endoscopy for Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding.
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