title: [Upper digestive hemorrhage in patients older than 60 years of age].
abstract: We reviewed 286 records of patients older than 60 years with upper GI bleeding from 1985 to 1990. The average age was 72.7 +/- 8.9 y. The most common etiologies were: Gastric Ulcer 26%, Erosive gastritis 24%, Esophageal varices 16%, Duodenal Ulcer 13%, Miscellaneous 17% and Unknown causes 3%. Global mortality rate was 38% and the most frequent cause was variceal bleeding in 36%.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Gastroenterología, Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Serrano de Acero
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Parra Luque
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: D'Albenzio
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lizarzábal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Añez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Esaa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014687:Venezuela / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Hemorragia digestiva superior en pacientes mayores de 60 años.