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. 2013 Jan 29;48(4):439–447. doi: 10.3109/00365521.2012.763174

Table V.

General data on patients undergoing acute surgery or had an AUGIB-related death.

M77 M57 M31 M58
Death Yes Yes No No
Surgery No Yes Yes Yes
Hb at presentation 79 88 79 81
Blood transfusions 8 147 0 17
Drugs LDA + warfarin Warfarin + PPIs No drug intake NSAIDs + LDA + PPIs
Co-morbidities End-stage COPD Ischemic heart disease + coagulopathy Liver cirrhosis + end-stage renal failure No co-morbidities

Abbreviations: AUGIB = acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Hb = hemoglobin; LDA = low-dose aspirin; NSAIDs = non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; PPIs = proton pump inhibitors.