uouglas 8. WhlLe, Mu, MAS AssoclaLe rofessor ueparLmenL of Crlucal Care Medlclne unlverslLy of lusburgh School of Medlclne Iacu|ty D|sc|osures no poLenual CCls relevanL Lo Lhls Lalk CVLkVILW 1. lnlual 8esusclLauon & 1rlage 2. uCl8 evaluauon & LreaLmenL epuc ulcer ulsease varlceal 8leedlng 3. LCl8 Lvaluauon & 1reaLmenL 4. SLress ulcer rophylaxls ln lCu auenLs 1. In|na| kesusc|tanon and 1r|age key Aspects of n|story Assess hemodynamlc sLablllLy -> move qulckly Lo resusclLauon lmporLanL polnLs on Px: ASA/nSAluS PlsLory of uu LLCP, llver dz, varlceal bleedlng Cn coumadln? WelghL loss, dysphagla AAA, vascular gra 1r|age of anents w|th GI 8|eeds lCu vs lloor? lndlcauons for lCu admlsslon: Pemodynamlc lnsLablllLy (shock, orLhosLasls) uecrease ln PcL of >6, Lransfuslon of >2 unlLs 88Cs Acuve bleedlng (hemaLemesls, brlghL red blood per nasogasLrlc Lube, or hemaLochezla) Severe comorbldlues lnLubauon? Cngolng hemaLemesls AMS, 8esplraLory compromlse laclllLaLe Lndoscopy
kesusc|tanon What k|nd of IV Access? ShorL and faL! 2- 18 gauge or larger lvs 1rlple lumen cenLral caLheLer ls lnadequaLe A-llne for hemodynamlc monlLorlng and frequenL lab draws IV Gauge Flow rate (ml/ min) 22g 38 20g 63 18g 110 16g 215 TLC ! 16g ! 18g ! 18g 98 52 22 24 RIC 8.5F 600 kesusc|tanon Vo|ume Status: lsoLonlc sallne bolus Lo malnLaln lnLravascular volume A-llne/Cv monlLorlng lf hemodynamlc lnsLablllLy
When to tranfuse k8Cs? 8emember LhaL sLandard Lransfuslon Lhresholds ln lCus uC nC1 apply Lo pauenLs wlLh acuve Cl8s. lor pauenLs wlLh CAu or severe co-morbldlues, malnLaln PcL>30 1ransfuslon Lhreshold: Cllnlcal [udgmenL cruclal eg: donL use Lhe PcL as sole gulde ln pL wlLh masslve hemaLemesls When to correct coagu|opathy? ln8>1.3 laLeleLs<30k
Is th|s an UGI8 or LGI8? C|ass|c S|gns can m|s|ead uCl8: PemaLemesls/melena LCl8: PemaLochezla ulsuncuons based on sLool color are noL absoluLe, slnce melena can be seen wlLh proxlmal LCl8 hemaLochezla w/ masslve upper Cl8
Nasogastr|c Lavage 8lood/coee-ground -> hlgh rlsk leslon May be negauve lf bleedlng has sLopped or arlses beyond closed pylorus 8lllous uld and no blood -> hlghly unllkely Lo be uCl8
Shou|d th|s panent undergo upper GI endoscopy? ?es- lf pauenL ls suspecLed of havlng uCl8
Cood dlagnosuc Lool: hlghly sensluve and speclc for locaung and ldenufylng bleedlng leslons ln Lhe upper Cl LracL
Cood Lherapeuuc Lool: endoscopy can achleve acuLe hemosLasls and prevenL recurrenL bleedlng
Cood prognosuc Lool: endoscopy can rlsk sLraufy: rlsk of rebleed, whlch guldes Lrlage declslons.
8lsks: asplrauon, perforauon, lncreased bleedlng and rlsks assoclaLed wlLh sedauon
Upper GI 8|eeds What are the most common causes of UGI8? Cause % of all GI Bleeds Duodenal ulcer 30-37% Gastric ulcer 19-24% Portal hypertensive gastropathy 5-10% Esophageal varices 5-10% Gastritis or duodenitis 5-10% Esophagitis or esophageal ulcer 5-10% Mallory-Weiss tear 3-7% Gastrointestinal malignancy 1-4% Dieulafoy's Lesion Artery at gastric fundus 1%
Gastric antral vascular ectasia 0.5 to 2% Aorto-enteric fistula <1% re-endoscopy treatment of panents suspected of UGI8 Lv|dence supports the emp|r|c use of: roLon pump lnhlblLor (l) lv lnfuslon (omeprazole) pre-LCu ylelds shorLer LCS, less rebleedlng, more clean-based ulcers, less need for LCu LreaLmenL. A neuLral gasLrlc pP ls crlucal for Lhe sLablllLy of cloLs over bleedlng arLerles. osL-LCu LreaLmenL can be Lallored based on ndlngs
Lv|dence DCLS NC1 support the emp|r|c use of: P2-blocker Lherapy (no change ln raLe of rebleeds)
n Lngl ! Med 2007, 336:1631 Lau. NEJM. 2007 P. ylorl lnfecuon
Is comb|nanon therapy beuer than monotherapy? 17 randomlzed sLudles lnvolvlng 173 pauenLs Lplnephrlne alone -> 19 rebleed raLe Lplnephrlne + 2nd meLhod -> 10 MorLallLy decreased from 3 Lo 2.3 Cochrane Review. 2006 epnc U|cer D|sease- Med|ca| 1reatment roton ump Inh|b|tors reduce r|sk of reb|eed Lau eL al, nL!M 2000 8C1 - omeprazole vs placebo ln pauenLs endoscoplcally LreaLed hlgh rlsk ulcers 240 pauenLs, endpolnL rebleed wlLhln 30 days 7 rebleed raLe ln LreaLed pLs vs 23 30 day morLallLy - 4 vs. 10 (p=0.13) Cochrane 8evlew 2004 24 8C1s, 4373 pauenLs 8ebleed on l 11 vs. 17 conLrol need for surgery 6 vs. 9 no dlerence ln all cause morLallLy Among pauenLs wlLh hlgh rlsk ulcers (acuve bleed or vlslble vessel) morLallLy reduced by 47 noL dependenL on rouLe of l, conLrol Lherapy, lnlual endoscoplc Lherapy Peptic Ulcer Disease- Medical Treatment
What |s the ro|e of Somatostann]Cctreonde? 8educes splanchnlc blood ow Cne meLa-analysls showed reducuon ln conunued bleedlng or rebleedlng rlsk of 47 usually reserved for cases where endoscopy ls delayed, unsuccessful, unavallable
epnc U|cer D|sease- Med|ca| 1reatment Shou|d n. y|or| be erad|cated? ?es ulcer recurrence raLes 6 vs. 60 ln Lhose LreaLed for P. ylorl 1reaL wlLh Lrlple Lherapy: l, Amox and ClarlLhromycln resulLs ln 80 eradlcauon raLe epnc U|cer D|sease- rognosncanon What |s the prognosnc s|gn|hcance of the u|cers appearance on LGD? 8lsk of rebleedlng based on endoscoplc ndlngs Acuvely bleedlng 90 vlslble vessel 30 AdherenL cloL 23-30 Clean base 2-3 ?oung, healLhy wlLhouL cllnlcal slgns of severe bleed and wlLh clean ulcer on endoscopy can generally be dlscharged home
now shou|d you manage reb|eeds? MosL uCl8s resolve sponLaneously or can be conLrolled wlLh 1 sL
endoscoplc procedure. Second auempL aL endoscopy ls reasonable ln mosL pauenLs CLhers progress Lo: surgery for oversew or parual gasLrecLomy Anglography for locallzauon and embollzauon lnLra-arLerlal vasopressln Gastroesophagea| Var|ces Gastroesophagea| Var|ces resenL ln 40-60 of pauenLs wlLh clrrhosls MosL common ln dlsLal 2-3 cm of esophagus up Lo 30 of lnlual bleedlng eplsodes are faLal 8lsk of rebleedlng ls up Lo 70
Med|ca| Management rophy|acnc annb|oncs shou|d be g|ven Plgh raLe of u1ls, S8, 8esp lnfecuons, bacLeremla ln Lhls populauon Cochrane 8evlew 2002 8 Lrlals, 864 pauenLs MorLallLy reduced 27 vs conLrols 8acLerlal lnfecuons reduced 60 noroxacln, clprooxacln, or cerlaxone are preferred agenLs Med|ca| Management of Var|cea| 8|eed|ng Vasopress|n- rare|y used anymore lnduces mesenLerlc vasoconsLrlcuon --> decreased ouulow Lo porLal sysLem Can cause cerebral, myocardlal, bowel and llmb lschemla due Lo sysLemlc vasoconsLrlcuon Somatostann]Cctreonde uecreases porLal lnow Lhrough lnhlbluon of splanchnlc vasodllauon SysLemlc vasoconsLrlcuon noL an lssue Lmcacy of Somatostann ana|ogues vs. Vasopress|n SubsLanually beuer lnlual conLrol of bleedlng (nn1=4) SubsLanually lower rlsk of lschemlc compllcauons. CcLreoude ls Lhe pharmacologlc agenL of cholce Lndoscop|c 1reatment of Var|cea| 8|eed|ng Sc|erotherapy]band ||ganon are dehn|nve treatments for var|ces, used |n con[uncnon w|th octreonde. ScleroLherapy ln[ecuon of sclerosanL lnLo varlx"Lhrombosls/brosls Compllcauons: sLrlcLure, bleedlng, perforauon, medlasunlus asplrauon varlceal band llgauon lacemenL of small elasuc bands around varlces ln dlsLal esophagus few slde eecLs Cllnlcal Lrlals of scleroLherapy vs band llgauon Slmllar raLes of achlevlng hemosLasls and prevenuon of early rebleedlng 8and llgauon sllghLly beuer ln prevenung laLe rebleedlng Management of kefractory Var|cea| 8|eeds 10 of varlcleal bleeds are refracLory Lo lnlual medlcal/ endoscoplc managemenL
8a||oon-tamponade A lasL dlLch, Lemporlzlng measure Lo achleve lnlual conLrol of bleedlng auenLs musL be lnLubaLed SengsLaken-8lakemore Lube: gasLrlc and esophageal balloons, gasLrlc sucuon porL MlnnesoLa Lube: same as S8 Lube wlLh exLra esophageal sucuon porL. Plgh rlsk of rebleed when deaLed Lsophageal rupLure ls a dreaded compllcauons
1rans[ugu|ar Intrahepanc ortosystem|c Shunts (1IS) 1racL Lhrough hepauc parenchyma vla balloon dllauon 8-18 cumulauve rlsk of bleed aL one year lncreased raLe of encephalopaLhy unproven survlval beneL 8esL used as a brldge Lo LransplanLauon Lower GI 8|eeds Lower GI 8|eed C||n|ca| resentanon PemaLochezla mosL common 8lood from L colon brlghL red vs. dark/maroon blood from 8 colon Powever, blood from cecum may presenL as melena Lower GI 8|eed.Lno|ogy ulveruculosls 30-30 MosL dlverucula are ln le colon, buL mosL bleedlng dlverucula are on rlghL slde Anglodysplasla 20-30 May be mosL common cause of LCl8 ln Lhose >60 yr Collus, l8u, neoplasm, anorecLal dlsorders D|agnosnc Lva|uanon Shou|d you p|ace and NG tube? PemaLochezla ls due Lo LCl8 ln only 89 nC Lube ls lndlcaLed ln pauenLs wlLh hemaLochezla and hemodynamlc lnsLablllLy What are the key d|agnosnc opnons? Colonoscopy 8adlonucllde lmaglng MesenLerlc anglography Co|onoscopy Locallze slLe, Lake speclmens, poLenually Lherapeuuc Can LreaL dlverucula, anglodysplasla, hemorrholds, posL-polypecLomy bleedlng Can reach cecum ln 93 usually requlres bowel prep & sedauon Larly colonoscopy resulLs ln shorLer hosplLal lengLh of sLay kad|onuc||de Imag|ng More sensluve Lhan anglography, buL less speclc Lo dlagnose locauon. Can deLecL bleedlng as slow as 0.1 ml/mln Locallzes bleedlng Lo area of abdomen, buL noL a speclc slLe May be used Lo help gulde anglography 8ule of Lhumb: lf radlonucllde lmaglng ls negauve so wlll be anglography. kad|onuc||de Imag|ng Ang|ography 100 speclc buL sensluvlLy varles (30-30) SMA ls source of mosL dlverucular and anglodysplasla bleeds Allows Lherapeuuc lnLervenuon wlLh vasopressln and embollzauon vasopressln sLops bleedlng ln 91, permlmng semlelecuve surgery kefractory b|eed|ng Lxsangulnaung LCl8 ls a surglcal emergency. ColecLomy can be llfe-savlng Stress U|cer rophy|ax|s Stress U|cers |n the ICU Cause overL bleedlng ln 1.3 -13 of lCu pauenLs >73 of pLs wlLh severe burns or head ln[ury have mucosal eroslons [ 3days. Maln lssue: lmpalred mucosal proLecuon from decreased glycoproLeln mucous layer.
Cho|ces for Stress U|cer rophy|ax|s roton ump Inh|b|tors uecreases parleLal cell acld secreuon 8alses gasLrlc pP n2 keceptor b|ockers uecreases parleLal cell acld secreuon 8alses gasLrlc pP Sucra|fate CoaLs and proLecLs gasLrlc mucosa no change ln gasLrlc pP Who shou|d rece|ve stress u|cer prophy|ax|s? ASn 1herapeunc Gu|de||nes on Stress U|cer rophy|ax|s Ind|canons for prophy|ax|s: Ls wlLh coagulopaLhy (plaLeleLs<30k, ln8>1.3) Ls recelvlng Mv >2days Ls wlLh ulcer dlsease or Cl8 wlLhln 1 yr Ls wlLh 2 or more of Lhe followlng: Sepsls, lCu admlsslon >1 wk, sLerold use (some also advocaLe: severe burns, 18l) Pow many pauenLs would you need Lo LreaL Lo prevenL 1 Cl 8leed? Plgh rlsk: 30 Low rlsk: 900
Am J Health Syst Pharm. 1999 Wh|ch agent? Controvers|a| I vs n2k8 vs Sucra|fate
Cutcome n2k8 Sucra|fate -va|ue Cl 8leed 1.7 3.8 0.02 noso. nA 19 16 0.19 MorLallLy 23 23 0.79 lCu LCS 9d 9d 0.27 Cook DJ. NEJM. 1998 Cutcome ke|anve k|sk w I - va|ue uCl8 0.36 (0.19-0.68) 0.002 MorLallLy 1.01 (0.83-1.24) 0.91 nosocomlal nA 1.06 (0.73-1.32) 0.76 C dlmclle lnfecuon noL reporLed n/a Alhazzani W. Crit Care Med. 2013 8ouom ||ne ls appears Lo be superlor Lo boLh P288s and sucralfaLe ln prevenung Cl bleeds ln crlucally lll pauenLs.
no clear slgnal regardlng raLes of nosocomlal nA or morLallLy.