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Online Submissions: /1007-9327office World J Gastroenterol 2012 March 21; 18(11):1159-1165 wjg@ ISSN 1007-9327 (print) ISSN 2219-2840 (online) doi:10.3748/wjg.v18.i11.1159 © 2012 Baishideng. All rights reserved. TOPIC HIGHLIGHT Ahmed Mahmoud El-Tawil, MSc, MRCS, PhD, Series Editor Management of non-variceal upper gastrointestinal tract hemorrhage: Controversies and areas of uncertainty Eric P Trawick, Patrick S Yachimski Eric P Trawick, Patrick S Yachimski, Division of Gastroenter- with evidence of UGIH for both diagnostic and thera- ology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical peutic purposes. With rising healthcare cost paramount Center, Nashville, TN 37232, United States in today’s medical landscape, the ability to appropriately Author contributions: Trawick EP wrote the outline, original triage UGIH patients is of increasing value. Upper en- drafts, and compiled all the drafts into the final version; Yachim- doscopy in conjunction with the clinical scenario allows ski PS edited, revised and added substantial content to multiple draft versions. for accurate decision making concerning early discharge home in low-risk lesions or admission for further moni- Correspondence to: Eric P Trawick,Eric P Trawick, ����,, Division of Gas- troenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University toring and treatment in higher-risk lesions. Concomitant Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, pharmacotherapy with non-steroidal anti