Research Article: Role of lactate level in predicting admission need to intensive care unit and short term outcomes in patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding
Introduction:
Acute gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) is one of the most frequent conditions seen in emergency department (ED); and is considered a life-threatening condition [1]. It could be divided into two broad categories; upper and lower sources of bleeding. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is extra common place than lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) [2]. With a prevalence of 67/100,000 population and accounts for 75% of all patients with GIT bleeding while that of LGIB is roughly 36/100,000 population and…
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