Defining Time in Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: When Should We Start the Clock?

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The execution of upper endoscopy at the proper time is key to correctly managing patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB). Nonetheless, the definition of "time" for endoscopic examinations in UGIB patients is imprecise. The primary aim of this study was to verify whether the different definitions of "time" (i.e., the symptoms-to-endoscopy and presentation-to-endoscopy timeframes) impact mortality. The secondary purpose of this study was to evaluate the similarity between the two timeframes.

Methods

A post-hoc analysis was performed on a prospective multicenter cohort study, which included UGIB patients admitted to 50 Italian hospitals. We collected the timings from symptoms and presentation to endoscopy, together with other demographic, organizationa

SUBMITTER: Marmo R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10094998 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature