Frailty Predicts Mortality and Procedural Performance in Patients With Non-Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB) is a common cause of hospitalization in the United States, with approximately 400 000 admissions annually and a 5%-10% mortality rate. This study aimed to evaluate frailty's impact on NVUGIB outcomes.

Methods

We utilized the 2019 National Readmission Database (NRD) to identify adult patients (≥ 18 years) admitted with a principal diagnosis of NVUGIB using ICD-10-CM codes. NVUGIB hospitalizations were stratified by frailty using the hospital frailty risk score (HFRS) of 5 or more as the cut-off for frailty. Multivariate regression analyses were conducted to analyze the outcomes. STATA 14.2 was used for statistical testing.

Results

Among 218 647 NVUGIB admissions, 99 892 (45.69%) were frail. Frail patient

SUBMITTER: Jaan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12093336 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature