Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding among Patients Admitted in Department of Emergency in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Authors

  • Binod Karki Department of Medicine, Shree Birendra Hospital, Chhauni, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Tshering Wangdi Sherpa Department of Medicine, Shree Birendra Hospital, Chhauni, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Egesh Aryal Shree Birendra Hospital, Chhauni, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2486-6525
  • Alisha Adhikari Shree Birendra Hospital, Chhauni, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7210-806X
  • Binit Upadhaya Regmi Shree Birendra Hospital, Chhauni, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9601-2457
  • Srijana Katwal Shree Birendra Hospital, Chhauni, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1644-2666
  • Sujit Kumar Mandal Shree Birendra Hospital, Chhauni, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9840-5257
  • Rajeeb Kumar Deo Department of Medicine, Shree Birendra Hospital, Chhauni, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Pravakar Dawadi Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Sanobharyang, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8355-429X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.7409

Keywords:

bleeding; emergency medicine; upper gastrointestinal tract; varices.

Abstract

Introduction: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a common medical emergency with significant morbidity and mortality. Its causes can be classified under variceal bleeding or non-variceal bleeding. Peptic ulcer and variceal bleeding are common causes. Thus, this study aims to find the prevalence of upper gastrointestinal bleeding among patients attending the Department of Emergency in a tertiary care centre.

Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted on patients admitted to the Department of Emergency a tertiary care centre from September 2020 to August 2021 among 3375 patients. The ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Committee of the hospital (Reference number: 328). Patients presenting with the clinical features of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in the form of hematemesis or melena were enrolled after written informed consent. Data entry was done in Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences version 20.0. for descriptive analysis. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and percentage for binary data.

Results: Out of 3375 admissions in the Department of Emergency, 85 (2.52%) (1.99-3.05 at 95% Confidence Interval) patients presented with upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Conclusions: The prevalence of upper gastrointestinal bleeding is lower in comparison to other studies done in similar settings.

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Published

2022-04-15

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Karki, B., Sherpa, T. W., Aryal, E., Adhikari, A., Upadhaya Regmi, B., Katwal, S., Mandal, S. K., Deo, R. K., & Dawadi, P. (2022). Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding among Patients Admitted in Department of Emergency in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study. Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 60(248), 360–363. https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.7409

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Vol. 60 No. 248 (2022): JNMA: Published Monthly

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