Upper GI Bleeding: Still a Substantial Cause of Death in the U.K.

The in-hospital mortality rate was 10% overall; Rockall score was highly predictive of mortality.

A survey of hospitals in the U.K. conducted in 1993–1994 provided demographics and predictors of mortality for patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB; BMJ 1995; 311:222).

Now, in a broader survey, researchers have analyzed data for 6750 inpatients at 208 U.K. hospitals who were treated for UGIB during a 2-month period in 2007. Of these, 5550 (82.2%) were new patients who were admitted for UGIB, and 1107 (16.4%) were inpatients who experienced UGIB while in the hospital for other reasons; admission status at time of UGIB presentation was unknown in the remaining patients.

Results were as follows:

The in-hospital mortality rate was 10% overall and was much higher among inpatients than new admissions (26% vs. 7%).
The median pre…

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David J. Bjorkman, MD, MSPH (HSA), SM (Epid.)

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David J. Bjorkman, MD, MSPH (HSA), SM (Epid.)

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Upper GI Bleeding: Still a Substantial Cause of Death in the U.K.

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