Table 4.
Values are presented as number or number (%).
NS, not significant; UGI, upper gastrointestinal; LDA, low-dose aspirin; NSAIDs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; U, upper parts of the stomach; M, middle parts of the stomach; L, lower parts of the stomach; DB, duodenal bulb; DS, second portion of duodenum; HSE, hypertonic saline-epinephrine solution; APC, argon plasma coagulation.
Emergency endoscopy after first endoscopic hemostasis significantly associated with a)present shock status (p<0.05), b)size of exposed vessels with diameters ≥2 mm on ulcer bottom (p<0.0001), Forrest bleeding type c)Ia (p<0.001 compared with Ib, d)p<0.0001 compared with IIa).