Unraveling the Etiology of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding, rebleeding Risk and its predictive Factors in a Tertiary Hospital.

This article provides a retrospective evaluation of 224 patients admitted to a tertiary hospital with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB). The study aimed to characterize the clinical and endoscopic findings, efficacy of hemostasis, duration of hospitalization, and hospital mortality in these patients. The results showed that UGIB was more common in males and that peptic ulcer was the primary cause. Endoscopic hemostasis was effective in most cases, but oncological and chronic respiratory diseases were risk factors for rebleeding. Chronic liver disease, oncological disease, NSAIDs, ICU admission, and alcohol abuse were associated with higher in-patient mortality. [Extracted from the article]