Welcome to the YFTSS Surgical Emergency Series! These are hour long sessions aimed at calmly walking trainee's through a variety of surgical emergencies they may encounter on their surgical jobs. The aim: to develop a logical approach to some of the scarier presentations encountered in surgery. Along the way we will be joined by seniors of various specialties, who will be chipping in, and also providing more information on their chosen speciality, the day-to-day aspects of their job, and (most importantly) why they love it.

First up: managing an upper GI bleed.

This is a daunting prospect, and it can be easy to panic when faced with this emergency. We provide a simple, pragmatic approach to dealing with this presentation, what is expected of a foundation trainee, and how to approach such a situation calmly and rationally for your future practice.

Summary

Join us for our YFTSS Surgical Emergency Series and learn how to pragmatically and calmly manage a lower GI bleed. Leave feeling enlightened and equipped with the tools needed to for you to approach this surgical emergency with confidence and ease.

Learning objectives

Recognise the common causes of lower GI bleeds.
Identify the components of a comprehensive patient assessment for lower GI bleeds.
Develop a simple and pragmatic approach to investigating a patient suffering a lower GI bleed
Begin to develop a plan of care to manage a patient presenting with a lower GI bleed.

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