Table 3.
Comparison of outcomes during hospitalization for patients classified as “high risk” with those “not high risk” according to concurrent medication use (see text) n (%)
| High Risk | Not High Risk | P value | |
| (n = 174) | (n = 333) | ||
| Median Rockall Score (IQR) | |||
| Pre-endoscopic | 3 (2-4) | 3 (1-4) | < 0.0011 |
| Complete | 5 (4-6) | 4 (3-6) | 0.0021 |
| Median packed red cells units transfused (IQR) | 3 (1-4) | 2 (0-4) | 0.1941 |
| Median length of stay in days (IQR) | 5 (3-10) | 4 (3-7) | 0.0431 |
| Rebleeding | 13 (7.5) | 42 (12.6) | 0.0772 |
| Need for surgery | 4 (2.3) | 17 (5.1) | 0.1322 |
| In-hospital mortality | 1 (0.6)3 | 13 (3.9)4 | 0.0302 |
1
Mann-Whitney test;
2
χ2 test;
3
Cause of death: uncontrolled bleeding (1);
4
Cause of death: Decompensated heart failure (1), acute myocardial infarction (2), advanced malignancy (5), decompensated cirrhosis (1), hospital acquired pneumonia (1), uncontrolled bleeding (1), uncertain from case notes (2). IQR: Interquartile range.