Comorbidities Associated with Worse Outcomes Among Inpatients Admitted for Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multimorbidity increases healthcare resource utilization. Little is known on specific comorbidity combinations.

Aims

To identify comorbidities associated with increased resource utilization among inpatients admitted for gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB).

Methods

This retrospective cross-sectional study, 1/2010-5/2018 at the University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland, analyzed electronic health records of patients with upper (UGIB) and lower (LGIB) GIB, focusing on length of stay (LOS) and 30-day readmissions for resource use and clinical outcomes, investigated by multivariable regression adjusted for antithrombotics.

Results

Of 1101 patients, 791 had UGIB and 310 LGIB, most often melena and bleeding diverticula, respectively. In UGIB, thromboembolic event

SUBMITTER: Siebenhuner K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8349143 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature