An audit of upper gastrointestinal bleeding at Seremban Hospital.
We retrospectively analyzed all patients presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding to Seremban Hospital over a one-year period. A quarter of the oesophagogastro-duodenoscopies (OGD) performed were performed as emergency for upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding. Gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers were the two most common findings. Our results suggest that there is a male preponderance of 2:1, the Chinese were more likely to be affected and the elderly (> 60 years) were at highest risk.
Lim
T M
TM
Department of Surgery, Hospital Seremban, & International Medical University, Jalan Rasah, 70300 Seremban.
Lu
P Y
PY
Meheshinder
S
S
Selvindoss
P
P
Balasingh
D
D
Ramesh
J
J
Qureshi
A
A
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors