Gastrointestinal Emergencies in the ICU. Issue 1 (January 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rao, Sheldon; Baltaji, Stephanie; Crow, Kyle; DiSilvio, Briana; Cheema, Tariq
• Is Part Of: Critical care nursing quarterly. Volume 46:Issue 1(2023)
• Page Start: 35
• Page End: 47
• Publication Date: 2023-01
• Subjects: cholangitis -- gastrointestinal bleeding -- intensive care unit -- pancreatitis; Critical care medicine -- Periodicals; Intensive care nursing -- Periodicals; Education, Nursing, Continuing -- Periodicals; Critical Care -- Periodicals; Emergencies -- Periodicals; 616.028
• DOI: 10.1097/CNQ.0000000000000436
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0887-9303

Abstract

Abstract : Gastrointestinal (GI) emergencies and disorders are among the most common reasons to be admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU). In addition, critically ill patients admitted to the ICU for non–GI-related diseases are frequently at risk of developing GI complications during their hospitalization. This article details the epidemiology/etiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic assessment, and management of the following GI emergencies: upper and lower GI bleed, acute pancreatitis, and ascending cholangitis.