Siddiqui NS, et al. - In this investigation, researchers analyzed trends of incidence and outcomes in gastrointestinal (GI) bleed with shock by analyzing data from 2002 to 2013 National Inpatient Sample. Investigators found that GI bleed with shock lead to higher hospital mortality. They suggested that GI bleed with shock has a higher mortality and has been increasing steadily between 2002 and 2013. Findings revealed that packed red blood cell transfusion has been associated in improved mortality in GI bleed with shock except variceal bleed.