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. 2018 Aug 29;91(1092):20180516. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20180516

Table 1.

Basic patient characteristics and causes of bleeding

All patients/male/female
[n (%)]
327(100)/211
(64.5)/116 (35.5)
Age (SD) 63 ± 15.6 years
Cause of bleeding n (%)
Upper GI tract 39 (11.9)
 Peptic ulcer 37 (11.3)
 Aneurysm rupture 2 (0.6)
Lower GI tract 10 (3.1)
 Diverticulitis 7 (2.1)
 Ulcer 1 (0.3)
 Angiodysplasia 2 (0.6)
Pancreatitis-related bleeding 23 (7.0)
 Acute pancreatitis 5 (1.5)
 Chronic pancreatitis 18 (5.5)
Traumatic bleeding 14 (4.3)
Tumor-related bleeding 78 (23.9)
 Gynecological tumor 25 (7.6)
 Gastrointestinal tumor 23 (7.0)
 Urological tumor 8 (2.4)
 Hepatic tumor 7 (2.1)
 Pulmonary tumor 6 (1.8)
 Pancreatic tumor 5 (1.5)
 Other tumor 5 (1.5)
Latrogenic bleeding 153 (46.8)
 Post-operative 89 (27.2)
 Post-interventional 38 (11.6)
 Anticoagulation 26 (8.0)
Other 10 (3.1)
Total n (%) 327 (100)

GI, gastro intestinal; SD, standard deviation.