Answer:

• Elderly patients (age > 60yr)
• Patients with fresh blood per NG tube or rectum
• Patients who remain hemodynamically unstable despite aggressive resuscitative measures
• Patients who have four or more comorbid illnesses (e.g., cardiac disease, liver disease, diabetes) NSAID use

Reference: Sleisenger MH, Fordtran JS (eds): Gastrointestinal Disease: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management, 7th ed. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 2003.

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