%0 Journal Article %T Profilaxis de sangrado digestivo: Revisi¨®n bibliogr¨¢fica %A Betancur Jim¨¦nez %A Jorge %J Revista Colombiana de Cirug¨ªa %D 2004 %I Asociaci¨®n Colombiana de Cirug¨ªa %X gastrointestinal bleeding is an important cause of morbidity in patients admitted to hospitals for diverse reasons. however, not all exhibit similar risk of bleeding as an intercurrent event. prophylaxis of such type of bleeding must be done rationally and according to individual risk factors. we present a literature review and provide recommendations on when and how to conduct prophylaxis. %K upper gastrointestinal bleeding %K digestive bleeding %K stress ulcers %K prophylaxis of gastrointestinal bleeding. %U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S2011-75822004000300006&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en