A Comparative study of various causes of mortality in acute upper gastrointestinal bleed patients in the goan population - A five-year retrospective study at a tertiary care centre
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| contents | <p><strong><span>Introduction:</span></strong><span> In Goa, physicians and surgeons frequently deal with a life-threatening emergency known as acute upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleed. It is defined as blood loss from a gastrointestinal source above the ligament of Treitz, which may present as hematemesis, melaena, or blood loss symptoms such exhaustion, weakness, and syncopal attacks.</span></p> <p><strong><span>Aims:</span></strong><span> To study the various causes of mortality of the patients with acute upper GI bleed and to identify the risk factors and demographic factors of upper GI bleed in patients.</span></p> <p><span>Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective study conducted from January 2018 to January 2023 over a five-year period at Goa Medical college and hospital. Patients admitted with hematemesis and melaena, satisfying the inclusion criteria. The clinical profile, risk factors and demographic profile were noted.</span></p> <p><strong><span>Results:</span></strong><span> A total of 485 patients were studied during those periods. The most common cause of mortality was bleeding oesophageal varices secondary to alcoholic liver disease (71%). the mean age was 55 years and were predominantly males (94%). Demographically it was noted that mortality was highest in patients from Bardez Taluka.</span></p> <p><strong><span>Conclusion:</span></strong><span> According to our study, bleeding oesophageal varices were the leading cause of mortality. A common medical emergency, UGI bleeding has a high risk of mortality and morbidity as well as hefty medical expenses. Our research gives us a better understanding of the numerous causes of death, enables us to</span></p> <p><span>pinpoint risk factors and demographic factors, and enables us to lower the costs of healthcare associated with this clinical entity by reducing mortality and morbidity.</span></p> |
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| spellingShingle | A Comparative study of various causes of mortality in acute upper gastrointestinal bleed patients in the goan population - A five-year retrospective study at a tertiary care centre Amol Amonkar <p><strong><span>Introduction:</span></strong><span> In Goa, physicians and surgeons frequently deal with a life-threatening emergency known as acute upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleed. It is defined as blood loss from a gastrointestinal source above the ligament of Treitz, which may present as hematemesis, melaena, or blood loss symptoms such exhaustion, weakness, and syncopal attacks.</span></p> <p><strong><span>Aims:</span></strong><span> To study the various causes of mortality of the patients with acute upper GI bleed and to identify the risk factors and demographic factors of upper GI bleed in patients.</span></p> <p><span>Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective study conducted from January 2018 to January 2023 over a five-year period at Goa Medical college and hospital. Patients admitted with hematemesis and melaena, satisfying the inclusion criteria. The clinical profile, risk factors and demographic profile were noted.</span></p> <p><strong><span>Results:</span></strong><span> A total of 485 patients were studied during those periods. The most common cause of mortality was bleeding oesophageal varices secondary to alcoholic liver disease (71%). the mean age was 55 years and were predominantly males (94%). Demographically it was noted that mortality was highest in patients from Bardez Taluka.</span></p> <p><strong><span>Conclusion:</span></strong><span> According to our study, bleeding oesophageal varices were the leading cause of mortality. A common medical emergency, UGI bleeding has a high risk of mortality and morbidity as well as hefty medical expenses. Our research gives us a better understanding of the numerous causes of death, enables us to</span></p> <p><span>pinpoint risk factors and demographic factors, and enables us to lower the costs of healthcare associated with this clinical entity by reducing mortality and morbidity.</span></p> |
| title | A Comparative study of various causes of mortality in acute upper gastrointestinal bleed patients in the goan population - A five-year retrospective study at a tertiary care centre |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15650111 |