Background: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a medical emergency. Timely and appropriate treatment can be lifesaving. Where medical equipment and supplies are inadequate, management of upper gastrointestinal ...Background: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a medical emergency. Timely and appropriate treatment can be lifesaving. Where medical equipment and supplies are inadequate, management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding is challenging. Methods: A retrospective review of charts of patients who were admitted during the year 2010, with a diagnosis of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (UGIB), was done at Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi. A Rockall score was applied to determine mortality risk. Results: A total number of 187 records (119 men and 68 women, mean age of 40.7 ± 15.3 years) were reviewed. The mortality rate was 23.5%, with a non-significant gender difference. Bleeding oesophageal varices were the most common clinical cause of UGIB (42.8%), with more males (63.1%) than females affected. About 40% of patients had no cause of UGIB indicated in their records. 14 (7.5%) patients had a normal oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (OGD). Oesophageal tumor was present in 2.7% of the subjects as a cause of UGIB. Access to endoscopy, for diagnosis and therapeutic intervention, and surgery (Hassab procedure) was available to less than 50% of the patients. Sixteen patients (9.5%) had surgery after endoscopy due to lack of variceal banding materials.?Conclusion:?Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is an important and common clinical problem at Kamuzu Central Hospital. Oesophageal varices seem to be the commonest cause of UGIB. Inadequacy of resuscitation materials and perhaps timely diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic and surgical interventions are important limiting factors to favourable patient outcome. Work towards regular provision and supply of interventional resources regarding UGIB management may improve patient outcome.展开更多
Background Guidelines recommend that all patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding(UGIB)undergo endoscopy within 24 h.It is unclear whether a subgroup may benefit from an urgent intervention.We aimed to evaluate t...Background Guidelines recommend that all patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding(UGIB)undergo endoscopy within 24 h.It is unclear whether a subgroup may benefit from an urgent intervention.We aimed to evaluate the influence of endoscopic hemostasis and urgent endoscopy on mortality in UGIB patients with high-risk stigmata(HRS).Methods Consecutive patients with suspected UGIB were enrolled in three Japanese hospitals with a policy to perform endoscopy within 24 h.The primary outcome was 30-day mortality.Endoscopic hemostasis and endoscopy timing(urgent,6h;early,>6h)were evaluated in a regression model adjusting for age,systolic pressure,heart rate,hemoglobin,creatinine,and variceal bleeding in multivariate analysis.A propensity score of 1:1 matched sensitivity analysis was also performed.Results HRS were present in 886 of 1966 patients,and 35 of 886(3.95%)patients perished.Median urgent-endoscopy time(n=769)was 3.0h(interquartile range[IQR],2.0–4.0 h)and early endoscopy(n紏117)was 12.0h(IQR,8.5–19.0 h).Successful endoscopic hemostasis and urgent endoscopy were significantly associated with reduced mortality in multivariable analysis(odds ratio[OR],0.22;95%confidence interval[CI],0.09–0.52;P=0.0006,and OR,0.37;95%CI,0.16–0.87;P=0.023,respectively).In a propensity-score-matched analysis of 115 pairs,adjusted comparisons showed significantly lower mortality of urgent vs early endoscopy(2.61%vs 7.83%,P<0.001).Conclusions A subgroup of UGIB patients,namely those harboring HRS,may benefit from endoscopic hemostasis and urgent endoscopy rather than early endoscopy in reducing mortality.Implementing triage scores that predict the presence of such lesions is important.展开更多
文摘Background: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a medical emergency. Timely and appropriate treatment can be lifesaving. Where medical equipment and supplies are inadequate, management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding is challenging. Methods: A retrospective review of charts of patients who were admitted during the year 2010, with a diagnosis of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (UGIB), was done at Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi. A Rockall score was applied to determine mortality risk. Results: A total number of 187 records (119 men and 68 women, mean age of 40.7 ± 15.3 years) were reviewed. The mortality rate was 23.5%, with a non-significant gender difference. Bleeding oesophageal varices were the most common clinical cause of UGIB (42.8%), with more males (63.1%) than females affected. About 40% of patients had no cause of UGIB indicated in their records. 14 (7.5%) patients had a normal oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (OGD). Oesophageal tumor was present in 2.7% of the subjects as a cause of UGIB. Access to endoscopy, for diagnosis and therapeutic intervention, and surgery (Hassab procedure) was available to less than 50% of the patients. Sixteen patients (9.5%) had surgery after endoscopy due to lack of variceal banding materials.?Conclusion:?Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is an important and common clinical problem at Kamuzu Central Hospital. Oesophageal varices seem to be the commonest cause of UGIB. Inadequacy of resuscitation materials and perhaps timely diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic and surgical interventions are important limiting factors to favourable patient outcome. Work towards regular provision and supply of interventional resources regarding UGIB management may improve patient outcome.
文摘Background Guidelines recommend that all patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding(UGIB)undergo endoscopy within 24 h.It is unclear whether a subgroup may benefit from an urgent intervention.We aimed to evaluate the influence of endoscopic hemostasis and urgent endoscopy on mortality in UGIB patients with high-risk stigmata(HRS).Methods Consecutive patients with suspected UGIB were enrolled in three Japanese hospitals with a policy to perform endoscopy within 24 h.The primary outcome was 30-day mortality.Endoscopic hemostasis and endoscopy timing(urgent,6h;early,>6h)were evaluated in a regression model adjusting for age,systolic pressure,heart rate,hemoglobin,creatinine,and variceal bleeding in multivariate analysis.A propensity score of 1:1 matched sensitivity analysis was also performed.Results HRS were present in 886 of 1966 patients,and 35 of 886(3.95%)patients perished.Median urgent-endoscopy time(n=769)was 3.0h(interquartile range[IQR],2.0–4.0 h)and early endoscopy(n紏117)was 12.0h(IQR,8.5–19.0 h).Successful endoscopic hemostasis and urgent endoscopy were significantly associated with reduced mortality in multivariable analysis(odds ratio[OR],0.22;95%confidence interval[CI],0.09–0.52;P=0.0006,and OR,0.37;95%CI,0.16–0.87;P=0.023,respectively).In a propensity-score-matched analysis of 115 pairs,adjusted comparisons showed significantly lower mortality of urgent vs early endoscopy(2.61%vs 7.83%,P<0.001).Conclusions A subgroup of UGIB patients,namely those harboring HRS,may benefit from endoscopic hemostasis and urgent endoscopy rather than early endoscopy in reducing mortality.Implementing triage scores that predict the presence of such lesions is important.
