Short-term outcomes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in emergency department Single-center study

Background: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a common emergency gastrointestinal problem which has substantial mortality and need health care resources use with multiple causes. Aims: evaluating the short-terns outcomes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in emergency department of Baghdad teaching hospital. Patients and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was done at emergency department of Baghdad teaching hospital and data collected over 3 months interval including 100 adult patients with UGIB during the period from 1st September to 30st November of 2021 were enrolled in the study. Results: The majority of patients were males 63 (63.0 %) while the rest were females (37.0 %). Aspirin was the major drug used by 23 patients followed by other types of NSAIDs by 17 patients. The main sign among patients was Melina among 83 (83.0%) of the patients, followed by hematemsis in 67 (67.0%) patients and hematochezia in 16 (16.0%) of the patients. Conclusion: The incidence of UGIB in this study is approximately 2-fold greater in males than in females. Aspirin is the major drug used by patients followed by other types of NSAIDs and associated with medical ward admission for one-third of the patients and surgical intervention for 25% of them.