Impact of ethnicity in upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage.

ABSTRACT:

Goals

To examine ethnicity's role in the etiology and outcome of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage (UGIH).

Background

UGIH is a serious condition with considerable associated morbidity and mortality.

Materials and methods

We analyzed 2196 patients admitted with acute UGIH between January 2006 and February 2012. Complete clinical data were gathered prospectively and entered into our GI Bleed Registry, which captures demographic and clinical variables. Results were analyzed using the χ² analyses and the analysis of variance techniques with Tukey multiple comparisons.

Results

Among 2196 patients, 620 (28%) were black, 625 (29%) white, 881 (40%) Hispanic, and 70 (3%) were members of other ethnicities. Gastroduodenal ulcers (25%), esophageal varices (25%), and esoph

SUBMITTER: Wollenman CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4157370 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature