Table 2. Detailed characteristics of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with gastric malignancy.
No. | Age, y | Sex | ASA grade | Initial Hb, g/dL | Shock 1 | Transfused pRBCs, unit |
Forrest
classification |
Tumor type | Location | Size, mm | Comorbidity | Antiplatelet agent use | GBS |
AIMS65
score |
Rockall
score |
1 | 65 | M | II | 8.9 | No | 0 | Ib | AGC | Lower | 30 | None | No | 7 | 1 | 8 |
2 | 64 | M | III | 6.5 | No | 6 | Ib | AGC | Lower | 50 | DM | No | 7 | 1 | 8 |
3 | 89 | F | IV | 6.9 | No | 2 | Ib | AGC | Diffuse | 35 | AF, old TB | No | 13 | 1 | 8 |
4 | 57 | F | III | 5.4 | No | 6 | Ib | AGC | Lower | 30 | None | No | 12 | 1 | 8 |
5 | 85 | F | III | 6.0 | No | 5 | Ib | AGC | Lower | 50 | HTN, DM | Aspirin | 10 | 2 | 8 |
6 | 74 | M | III | 7.6 | No | 3 | Ib | AGC | Lower | 40 | COPD, old TB | No | 8 | 2 | 8 |
7 | 64 | M | IV | 7.0 | No | 4 | Ib | AGC | Diffuse | 15 | Pneumonia | No | 12 | 2 | 7 |
8 | 77 | M | III | 6.3 | No | 2 | Ib | AGC | Diffuse | 40 | HTN, DM, CAD, old CVA, COPD | Aspirin Clopidogrel | 12 | 2 | 8 |
9 | 68 | M | II | 7.2 | No | 2 | Ib | AGC | Upper | 50 | None | No | 8 | 2 | 8 |
10 | 74 | F | II | 6.2 | Yes | 2 | Ib | AGC | Lower | 100 | None | No | 15 | 3 | 10 |
11 | 73 | M | III | 6.7 | No | 4 | Ib | AGC | Lower | 40 | CAD, HTN | Aspirin Clopidogrel | 12 | 2 | 7 |
12 | 72 | M | II | 6.8 | No | 4 | Ib | GIST | Upper | 25 | None | No | 7 | 2 | 5 |
ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; Hb, hemoglobin; pRBCs, packed red blood cells; GBS, Glasgow-Blatchford score; AGC, advanced gastric cancer; GIST, gastrointestinal stromal tumor; DM, diabetes mellitus; AF, atrial fibrillation; TB, tuberculosis; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CAD, coronary artery disease; CVA, cerebrovascular accident
Shock means systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg