GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE AS A POSTOPERATIVE PHENOMENON

The management of gastrointestinal bleeding is difficult in most circumstances and the difficulty is compounded when the patient is in the postoperative period. In these instances the surgeon must consider not only the usual causes of gastrointestinal bleeding but also technical errors such as anastomotic bleeding, stress ulcerations, intestinal mucosal necrosis, and blood dycrasia. An approach to these problems is outlined. © 1968.