Author/Authors :
Kim, Im-kyung Department of Surgery - Ajou University School of Medicine - Suwon, Korea , Na, Se Hee Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine - Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Korea , Park, Joon Seong Department of Surgery - Yonsei University College of Medicine - Seoul, Korea , Ju, Man Ki Department of Surgery - Yonsei University College of Medicine - Seoul, Korea , Shin, Cheung Soo Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine - Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Korea
Abstract :
Critically ill patients often experience upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Most
patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are in a poor state of health, and therefore
difficult to transfer to the endoscopy room. In such situations, a bedside endoscopy
is a useful approach for bleeding control. Here, we report a case of postoperative
surgical wound evisceration after a bedside upper GI endoscopy without additional
sedation in a critically ill patient.
