Is There a High Risk for GI Bleeding Complications in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery?

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) can cause life-threatening situations. Here, endoscopy is the first-line diagnostic and therapeutic mode in patients with GIB among further therapeutic approaches such as embolization or medical treatment. Although GIB is considered the most common indication for emergency endoscopy in clinical practice, data on GIB in abdominal surgical patients are still scarce.

Patients and methods

For the present study, all emergency endoscopies performed on hospitalized abdominal surgical patients over a 2-year period (1 July 2017-30 June2019) were retrospectively analyzed. Primary endpoint was 30-day mortality. Secondary endpoints were length of hospital stay, cause of bleeding, and therapeutic success of endoscopic intervention.

Results<

SUBMITTER: Wichmann D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9965273 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature