In-hospital acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding: What is the scope of the problem?

Table 2 Bleeding characteristics

	In-hospital GI bleed (n = 139)	GI bleed on presentation (n = 196)	P value
Bleeding type, n (%)
Melena	81 (58.3)	133 (67.9)	0.07
Hematemesis	57 (41)	74 (37.8)	0.55
Hematochezia	18 (13)	30 (15.3)	0.54
Nasogastric lavage finding
Bright red blood	5 (3.6)	6 (3.1)	0.79
Ground coffee	22 (15.8)	10 (5.1)	0.01
EGD indication
GI bleed	62 (44.6)	89 (45.4)	0.88
Anemia	48 (34.5)	68 (34.7)	0.98
Melena	39 (28.1)	49 (25)	0.53
Hematemesis	34 (24.5)	40 (20.4)	0.38
Hematochezia	6 (4.3)	6 (3.1)	0.54
Maroon stools	3 (2.2)	-	0.04
Fecal occult blood positive	5 (3.6)	8 (4.1)	0.82
Abdominal pain	6 (4.3)	4 (2)	0.23
Dysphagia	1 (0.7)	2 (1)	0.77
NSAIDs use	1 (0.7)	1 (0.5)	0.81
Vomiting	2 (1.4)	3 (1.5)	0.95
Diarrhea	-	1 (0.5)	0.4
Nausea	-	1 (0.5)	0.4
Weight loss	-	1 (0.5)	0.4
Other	8 (5.8)	22 (11.2)	0.08
Diagnosis
Chronic gastritis	82 (59)	131 (66.8)	0.14
Esophagitis	57 (41)	48 (24.5)	0.01
Other	39 (28.1)	50 (25.5)	0.6
Duodenitis	33 (23.7)	37 (18.9)	0.54
Gastric ulcer	28 (20.1)	53 (27)	0.15
Duodenal ulcer	17 (12.2)	40 (20.4)	0.05
Peptic ulcer	1 (0.7)	1 (0.5)	0.81
Acute gastritis	15 (10.8)	13 (6.6)	0.18
Angiodysplasia of stomach and duodenum	7 (5)	19 (9.7)	0.12
Ulcer of esophagus	7 (5)	8 (4.1)	0.68
Esophageal varices	6 (4.3)	25 (12.8)	0.01
Alcoholic gastritis	1 (0.7)	1 (0.5)	0.81
Gastritis and duoedenitis	2 (1.4)	3 (1.5)	0.95
Gastroduodenitis, unspecified	1 (0.7)	0	0.23
Malignant neoplasm of duodenum	1 (0.7)	0	0.23
Malignant neoplasm of esophagus	2 (1.4)	2 (1)	0.73
Malignant neoplasm of stomach	2 (1.4)	2 (1)	0.73

GI: Gastrointestinal; EGD: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy; NSAIDs: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.