Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Patients Studied
| Forrest I | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| All Patients | IA (Spurt) | IB (Ooze) | |
| Number of Patients | 163 | 14 | 15 |
| Age (years-mean-range) | 65.7 (19.93) | 65.2 | 66.3 |
| Male/Female (%) | 80%/20% | 80%/20% | 79%/21% |
| Ethnicity-#’s White/Black/Hispanic/Asia |
96/31/19/17 | 7/3/2/2 | 8/3/2/2 |
| Co-Morbidity Scores - #’s 1 ASA (1,2,3,4) |
11/49/88/15 | 1/4/7/2 | 1/4/8/2 |
| 2 CURE Prog-Median (Range) | 3 (1–6) | 2.9 (2–6) | 3.0 (1–5) |
| Either Hypotension or Shock (%) | 47% | 50% | 46.7% |
| 3 Inpatient Bleeder (%) | 20% | 21.4% | 20% |
| Hemoglobin-Mean (Range) | 7.8 (3.5–12.5) | 7.9 (4.5–8.8) | 8.0 (6.8–12) |
| NSAID’s (% yes) | 26% | 28.6% | 26.6% |
| Aspirin (% yes) | 45% | 50% | 33% |
| Other Anti-platelet drugs (% yes) | 12% | 14.3% | 6.7% |
| Anti-coagulants | 21% | 21.4% | 20% |
| Smoking (%) | 4% | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| Drinking (%) | 3% | 7.1% | 0% |
| H.pylori (% +) | 37% | 35.7% | 40% |
| DU/GU/Anastomotic Ulcer (#’s) | 88/62/13 | 8/5/2 | 8/6/1 |
| Ulcer Size – mm (Range) | 11.5 (6–35) | 11.8 (7–25) | 10.5 (6–18) |
| Size ≥ 20 mm | 17.7% | 21.4% | 6.7% |
| Baseline Transfusions – Mean (Range) | |||
| 4 U Red Cells | 3.3 (0–14) | 3.4 (2–10) | 3.1 (2–6) |
| 4 U Fresh Frozen Plasma | 0.8 (0–11) | 0.6 (0–6) | 1.0 (0–5) |
| Platelet Packs | 0.5 (0–10) | 0.2 (0.3) | 0.9 (0–3) |
Legend:
1
ASA = American Society of Anesthesiology.
2
CURE prognosis score- range 0–6 based upon age, co-morbid severity, hypotension-shock & RBC’s to resuscitate.
3
Inpatient bleeder = started UGI bleed as an inpatient after hospitalization for another non-bleeding diagnosis such as surgery, medical, or other reason.
4
U = units of blood products transfused for resuscitation or correction of coagulopathies.