[Preclinical and clinical management of patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding].

Acute gastrointestinal bleeding often leads to admission to the emergency room. Especially in elderly patients and in those with significant comorbidities it is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Approximately 2 % of the patients with gastrointestinal bleeding present with hemorrhagic shock. This review focusses on the structured preclinical and clinical management of gastrointestinal bleeding in the emergency department.