[Possibilities of emergency endoscopic diagnosis of hemorrhage in the upper gastrointestinal tract from a prognostic viewpoint].

The authors give an account on the analysis of results of urgent endoscopy in 112 patients with haemorrhage into the upper gastrointestinal tract. From their work ensues that it is an advantage to apply the method in the surgical department; urgent endoscopy reduces the number of urgent operations, eliminates so-called "blind" resections and contributes to a reduction of the general and surgical mortality.