{"pk":661,"title":"Novel Application of Balloon Tamponade in Management of Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage","subtitle":null,"abstract":"We present a case of acute lower gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in the emergency department, in which specialists were not emergently available to render their support. A quick intervention using balloon tamponade technique with a Minnesota tube helped stabilize the patient until intensive care, gastroenterology, and surgical specialists could intervene. We also review previous cases from the literature in which a balloon tamponade method was used to control GI hemorrhage. Our novel application of the Minnesota tube is important for emergency physicians to consider for cases of acute lower GI bleeding, particularly in emergent presentations when specialists are not readily available in-hospital.","language":"en","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[],"section":"Case Reports","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3x35q5z7","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Michael","middle_name":"M.","last_name":"Neeki","name_suffix":"","institution":"Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Colton, California","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Vikram","middle_name":"","last_name":"Raj","name_suffix":"","institution":"Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Colton, California","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Benjamin","middle_name":"","last_name":"Archambeau","name_suffix":"","institution":"Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Colton, California","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Sarkis","middle_name":"","last_name":"Arabian","name_suffix":"","institution":"Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Colton, California","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Farabi","middle_name":"","last_name":"Hussain","name_suffix":"","institution":"Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Colton, California","department":"None"}],"date_submitted":"2019-03-07T15:30:44-05:00","date_accepted":"2019-03-07T15:30:44-05:00","date_published":"2019-04-22T18:41:46-04:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"","type":"","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/uciem_cpcem/article/661/galley/420/download/"}]}