[A prospective study of post-operative bleeding from stress lesions. I. Epidemiology (author's transl)].
Among 5776 patients operated on under general anaesthesia there was an increased risk of postoperative gastro-intestinal bleeding from stress lesions among those aged over 70 years, after major surgery, or with complications such as hypovolaemia, septicaemia or respiratory failure (n = 551). In this group of patients the incidence of fatal haemorrhage was 0.5%. Stress lesions were a certain cause of bleeding from the gastro-intestinal tract in 5.1% and a probable one in 5.1%. Time of year, sex, past history of peptic ulcer, or anticoagulation did not increase the risk of bleeding.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001810:Blood Volume; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000150:complications; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000150:complications; D012621:Seasons; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000150:complications*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D013557:Switzerland
Prospektive Studien über die postoperative Stressblutung. I. Epidemiologie