Comparison of outcomes between variceal and non-variceal gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis: Insights from a Nationwide Inpatient Sample.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (VUGIB) occurs in patients with decompensated cirrhosis, but non-VUGIB (NVUGIB) is not uncommon. We compared the outcomes of VUGIB and NVUGIB in cirrhotic patients.

Methods

This retrospective study used Nationwide Inpatient Sample employing International Classification of Diseases codes for adult NVUGIB and VUGIB patients. Mortality, morbidity, and resource utilization were compared. Analyses were performed using STATA; proportions and continuous variables were compared using Fisher's exact and Student's t-test, respectively. Confounding variables were adjusted using propensity matching, multivariate logistic and linear regression analyses.

Results

Of 2,166,194 cirrhotics, 92,439 had a diagnosis of NVUGIB and 17,620

SUBMITTER: Farooq U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9648527 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature