Table 3.
Management and outcomes | n = 147 |
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Endoscopy | 140 (95%) |
Angiography | 14 (10%) |
Surgery | 13 (9%) |
Bowel resection | 11 (7%) |
Number of interventions | 1.5 (1.3–1.7) |
Two or more interventions | 39 (27%) |
Interval between interventions (h) | 62 (50–78) |
Patients who received a PRBC transfusion | 64 (44%) |
PRBC transfusions per patient | 2.6 (1.6–4.2) |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | |
Δ admission to nadir | −1.8 (−2.1 to −1.5) |
Δ admission to discharge | 0.1 (−0.3 to 0.5) |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | |
Δ admission to peak | 0.2 (0.1 to 0.3) |
Δ admission to discharge | −0.2 (−0.4 to −0.1) |
Severe bleeding | 61 (41%) |
Hematocrit decrease by 20% within 24 h | 2 (1%) |
≥2 units PRBC transfused | 56 (38%) |
Readmission with LIB within 1 wk | 9 (6%) |
Hospital length of stay (d) | 8.2 (7.1–9.6) |
Intensive care unit length of stay (d) | 1.4 (0.7–2.4) |
Inpatient mortality | 6 (4%) |
PRBC = packed red blood cell.
Data are presented as n (%) or mean (95% confidence interval).