Brief Reports
Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2005; 11(23): 3574-3577
Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3574
Table 1 Demographic data of the patients (n = 33).
Age: median (range) (yr)67 (33-92)
M:F28:5
Concomitant medications used24
NSAIDs or aspirin8
Anticoagulation3
Comorbidities
Sepsis8
Advanced malignancy4
Cardiovascular disease5
Renal failure3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease4
Alcoholism3
Prior Billroth II gastrectomy4
Hemoglobin at presentation: median (range) (g/dL)7.4 (4.2-15.7)
Hematocrit at presentation: median (range)20% (13-46)
Units of blood transfused: median (range)4 (0-15)