Table 2 Endoscopic findings and clinical outcomes.
From: Timing of endoscopy in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Total (N = 572) | Urgent (n = 490) | Elective (n = 82) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Diagnosis | 0.569 | |||
Peptic ulcer | 310 (54.2) | 260 (53.1) | 50 (61.0) | |
Malignancy | 31 (5.4) | 27 (5.5) | 4 (4.9) | |
Mallory-Weiss syndrome | 49 (8.6) | 46 (9.4) | 3 (3.7) | |
Gastroesophageal varix | 142 (24.8) | 124 (25.3) | 18 (22.0) | |
Othersa | 40 (7.0) | 33 (6.7) | 7 (8.5) | |
Endoscopic treatment | 338 (59.1) | 297 (60.0) | 41 (50.0) | 0.089 |
Thermocoagulation | 170 (29.7) | 147 (30.0) | 23 (28.0) | |
Hemoclip | 22 (3.8) | 21 (4.3) | 1 (1.2) | |
Injection | 31 (5.4) | 29 (5.9) | 2 (2.4) | |
Band ligation | 139 (24.3) | 122 (24.9) | 17 (20.7) | |
Combination | 42 (7.3) | 37 (7.6) | 5 (6.1) | |
Embolization | 3 (0.5) | 3 (0.6) | 0 | 1.000 |
RBC transfusion, unit | 2 (0–16) | 2 (0–16) | 2 (0–8) | 0.346 |
Rebleeding (n = 571) | 34 (6.0) | 29 (5.9) | 5 (6.1) | 1.000 |
Mortality | 31 (5.4) | 26 (5.3) | 5 (6.1) | 0.791 |
Hospital stay, days | 6 (1–128) | 6 (1–128) | 6 (1–86) | 0.401 |
