Evidence-based On-call

internal medicine

gastroenterology

Upper gastrointestinal bleed

Prevalence
Causes
Clinical features
Investigations
Therapy
Prevention
Prognosis

Therapy

Consider giving thiamine 100 mg ^d iv ^c

to alcoholics or malnourished patients ^d

Note:

Few patients develop adverse effects when given thiamine iv (0.1%: 95% CI: 0.0% to 0.3%) ^c

Expiry date: July 2003
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Author	A Townsend , CM Ball
Reviewer	L Friedman
CAT Writers	A Townsend , CM Ball , CJ Wotton