title: An audit of upper gastrointestinal bleeding at Seremban Hospital.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hospital Seremban, & International Medical University, Jalan Rasah, 70300 Seremban.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meheshinder
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Selvindoss
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Balasingh
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ramesh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Qureshi
mesh_terms: 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