Li, Y;
Li, H;
Zhu, Q;
Tsochatzis, E;
Wang, R;
Guo, X;
Qi, X;
(2019)
Effect of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding manifestations at admission on the in-hospital outcomes of liver cirrhosis: hematemesis versus melena without hematemesis.
European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
, 31
(11)
pp. 1334-1341.
10.1097/MEG.0000000000001524.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (AUGIB) often manifest as hematemesis and melena. Theoretically, hematemesis will carry worse outcomes of AUGIB. However, there is little real-world evidence. We aimed to compare the outcomes of hematemesis versus no hematemesis as a clinical manifestation of AUGIB at admission in cirrhotic patients. METHODS: All cirrhotic patients with AUGIB who were consecutively admitted to our hospital from January 2010 to June 2014 were considered in this retrospective study. Patients were divided into hematemesis with or without melena and melena alone without hematemesis at admission. A 1:1 propensity score matching analysis was performed. Subgroup analyses were performed based on systemic hemodynamics (stable and unstable) and Child-Pugh class (A and B+C). Sensitivity analyses were conducted in patients with moderate and severe esophageal varices confirmed on endoscopy. Primary outcomes included five-day rebleeding and in-hospital death. RESULTS: Overall, 793 patients were included. Patients with hematemesis at admission had significantly higher five-day rebleeding rate (17.4 versus 10.1%, P = 0.004) and in-hospital mortality (7.9 versus 2.4%, P = 0.001) than those without hematemesis. In the propensity score matching analyses, 358 patients were included with similar Child-Pugh score (P = 0.227) and MELD score (P = 0.881) between the two groups; five-day rebleeding rate (19.0 versus 10.6%, P = 0.026) and in-hospital mortality (8.4 versus 2.8%, P = 0.021) remained significantly higher in patients with hematemesis. In the subgroup and sensitivity analyses, the statistical results were also similar. CONCLUSIONS: Hematemesis at admission indicates worse outcomes of cirrhotic patients with AUGIB, which is useful for the risk stratification of AUGIB.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Effect of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding manifestations at admission on the in-hospital outcomes of liver cirrhosis: hematemesis versus melena without hematemesis |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1097/MEG.0000000000001524 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1097/MEG.0000000000001524 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding, hematemesis, liver cirrhosis, melena, outcomes |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Inst for Liver and Digestive Hlth |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10084021 |
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