A management strategy for nonvariceal gastrointestinal bleeding in children: An ESPGHAN position paper

What is Known Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) in children can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. GIB is a medical emergency that should not lead to mortality or significant morbidity if the correct and prompt actions are taken. GIB remains the last paediatric emergency from which children may die unnecessarily with a major contribution from the lack of expertise of some medical teams. What is New Novel haemostatic endoscopic techniques are evolving such as adherent clotting sprays, over‐the‐scope‐clips. Paediatric‐specific GIB endoscopic intervention scores are available which help to determine the need or otherwise for early endoscopic haemostatic intervention.