The Efficacy of Bedside Colonoscopy for Critically Ill Patients with Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage |
Jongha Park, Byong Duk Ye, Jae Keun Lee, Dong-Hoon Yang, Soon Man Yoon, Kyung-Jo Kim, Jung-Sik Byeon, Seung-Jae Myung, Suk-Kyun Yang, Jin-Ho Kim |
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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중환자실 환자에서 발생한 급성 하부 장관 출혈의 진단과 치료에 병상 대장내시경의 유용성 |
박종하, 예병덕, 이재근, 양동훈, 윤순만, 김경조, 변정식, 명승재, 양석균, 김진호 |
울산대학교 의과대학 서울아산병원 소화기내과 |
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Abstract |
Background/Aims Most studies on acute gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage of intensive care unit (ICU) patients have focused on upper GI hemorrhage (UGIH), but reports on acute lower GI hemorrhage (LGIH) with the role of bedside colonoscopy are still lacking. Therefore, we determined the clinical characteristics of acute LGIH in ICU patients and the efficacy of bedside colonoscopy in ICU setting. Methods: We reviewed the medical records of 76 ICU patients who underwent bedside colonoscopy for acute LGIH between January 2005 and December 2007. The clinical characteristics of the patients, the outcomes of colonoscopy, and the clinical course after colonoscopy were investigated. Results: Of 76 patients, 43 patients (56.6%) were males and the median age was 67 years. End-stage renal diseases were the most common underlying diseases, followed by cardiovascular diseases. Cecal intubation was possible in 18 patients (23.7%) and bleeding foci were identified in 41 patients (53.9%). The two main causes of bleeding were rectal ulcers (48.8%) and ischemic colitis (22.0%). Endoscopic treatments were successful in 12 patients (15.8%), and there was only 1 case of rebleeding after 7 days. There were no severe complications associated with bedside colonoscopy; 3 patients (3.9%) died of uncontrolled LGIH during hospital period. Conclusions: Bedside colonoscopy is effective and safe for the diagnosis of acute LGIH in ICU patients. In addition, endoscopic treatment can be successfully performed in select patients. Therefore, in acute LGIH of ICU patients, bedside colonoscopy can be performed as a first-line procedure. (Intest Res 2009;7:86-92) |
Key Words:
Intensive Care Units, Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage, Colonoscopy |
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