JULY 13, 2023

Between the Guidelines

ACG Issues Updated Guidance on Lower GI Bleeding

The American College of Gastroenterology recently released an updated clinical guideline on the management of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding (Am J Gastroenterol 2023;118[2]:208-231). GEN’s Sarah Tilyou spoke with lead author Neil Sengupta, MD, a gastroenterologist and associate professor at the University of Chicago Medicine, about the impetus for the guideline and what it means to GI practice.

GEN: What prompted the guideline?

Dr. Sengupta: Lower GI bleeding is one