Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Acute GIB management is less algorithmically defined than advanced cardiac life support. GIB is managed by many medical and surgical subspecialties, requiring physician competence in both technical and non-technical aspects of care. Bedside management of GIB may require interpretation of vital signs, medication and transfusion decisions, resuscitation tactics, advanced clinical reasoning, teamwork, and communication. Gastrointestinal bleeding is a common cause of hospitalisation and can lead to life-threatening in-hospital decompensation. GIB is considered a useful proxy for examining simulation-based training in complex acute care because it is common and often requires high-order clinical reasoning.