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