Characteristics and outcomes of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding after therapeutic endoscopy in the elderly

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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2011; 17(32): 3724-3732
Published online Aug 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i32.3724

Table 2 Endoscopic findings for the entire group and for each cohort

	Total	Patients aged≥65 yr	Patients aged < 65 yr	P value
	(n = 526)	(n = 235)	(n = 291)	P value
Peptic ulcer as source of bleeding: ¹n (%)
Active bleeding	19 (4)	11 (5)	8 (3)	0.20
Non-bleeding visible vessel	59 (11)	25 (11)	34 (12)	0.71
Clot with underlying vessel	16 (3)	8 (3)	8 (3)	0.66
Flat, pigmented spot	41 (8)	23 (10)	18 (6)	0.13
Clean base	224 (46)	112 (48)	112 (38)	0.03
Portal hypertensive related-lesions as source of bleeding: ¹n (%)
Esophageal varices	137 (26)	41 (17)	96 (33)	< 0.001
Gastric and duodenal varices	17 (3)	4 (2)	14 (5)	0.051
Portal hypertensive gastropathy	58 (11)	17 (7)	41 (14)	0.01
Other endoscopic findings: ¹n (%)
Esophageal ulcer	19 (4)	9 (4)	10 (3)	0.81
Esophagitis	36 (7)	17 (7)	19 (7)	0.75
Gastropathy, duodenitis, or erosions	129 (25)	61 (26)	68 (23)	0.49
Mallory-Weiss tear	26 (5)	5 (2)	21 (7)	0.007
Gastric cancer	15 (3)	6 (3)	9 (3)	0.71
Dieulafoy’s lesion	11 (2)	6 (3)	5 (2)	0.51
Angiodysplasia	2 (0.004)	1 (0.4)	1 (0.3)	0.88
No clinically significant finding	11 (2)	3 (1)	8 (3)	0.24

¹Some patients presented with more than 1 endoscopic finding.

Citation: Charatcharoenwitthaya P, Pausawasdi N, Laosanguaneak N, Bubthamala J, Tanwandee T, Leelakusolvong S. Characteristics and outcomes of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding after therapeutic endoscopy in the elderly. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17(32): 3724-3732
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v17/i32/3724.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v17.i32.3724

Charatcharoenwitthaya P, Pausawasdi N, Laosanguaneak N, Bubthamala J, Tanwandee T, Leelakusolvong S. Characteristics and outcomes of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding after therapeutic endoscopy in the elderly. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17(32): 3724-3732 [PMID: 21990954 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i32.3724]

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