EXPERIENCE OF APPROACHING GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDINGS IN A SICILIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

The Authors illustrate the diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines utilized in the upper gastrointestinal bleedings from esophageal varices, non variceal upper gastrointestinal bleedings and lower gastrointestinal bleedings in a Sicilian University Hospital. The implementation of the described protocols requires together with the involvement of a surgeon the work of a gastroenterologist and, often, of an anesthesiologist and an interventional radiologist.