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. 2016 Apr 28;22(16):4219–4225. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i16.4219

Table 2.

Upper endoscopy results, treatment modalities and mortality rates

Forrest classification[4] n (%) Medical treatment Endoscopic treatment1 Surgery Angiographic embolization Exitus
Spurting hemorrhage (1a) 41 (12.2) 0 39 0 2 0
Oozing hemorrhage (1b) 41 (12.2) 0 39 2 0 2
Visible vessel (2a) 16 (4.8) 2 13 1 0 1
Adherent clot (2b) 16 (4.8) 5 9 2 0 1
Flat pigmented hematin on ulcer base (2c) 3 (0.9) 3 0 0 0 0
Lesions without signs of recent hemorrhage/fibrin-covered clean ulcer base (3) 218 (65.1) 216 0 22 0 23
Total 335 (100) 226 100 7 2 6
1

Sclerotherapy, laser, argon plasma coagulation, mechanical modalities;

2

Patients who underwent surgery due to gastric malignancy;

3

Causes of mortality include septic shock and pneumonia; Forrest classification is a classification that attempt to standardize the characterization of peptic ulcers.