(P2-84) Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding (UGIB) Management: Belgian Guidelines for Adults and Children

Background UGIB remains a common disease affecting 100 to 170 adults per year, with an associated mortality ranging from 5 to 14%, causing thereby an important burden to healthcare resources. UGIB in children is uncommon (1–2/10,000 per year) but potentially life threatening. Since various specialists (general practitioners, emergency physicians, gastroenterologists and hepatologists, pediatricians, intensivists, radiologists and surgeons) may be involved and given the absence of evidence-based medical (EBM) recommendations - for adults as well as for children - there is considerable variabili... Mehr ...