Epidemiology of digestive bleeding

• Autor: Ichiyanagui Rodríguez, Carlos Enrique
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2024
• Institución: Colegio Médico del Perú
• Repositorio: Acta Médica Peruana
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:amp.cmp.org.pe:article/1187
• Enlace del recurso: https://amp.cmp.org.pe/index.php/AMP/article/view/1187
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Unidad de hemorragia digestiva; Hemorragia digestiva alta; Hemorragia digestiva baja; Mortalidad; Digestive bleeding unit; Upper gastrointestinal bleeding; Lower gastrointestinal bleeding; Mortality

Gastrointestinal bleeding is a common clinical entity and the main gastroenterological emergency. Since 1994 the Digestive Bleeding Unit, Hospital Rebagliati has acquired great experience in this field. 83% are upper GI bleedings and 17% lower GI bleedings, 63% are male and 37% female. Two thirds are older than 60. The main upper GI diagnoses are: duodenal ulcer (24,5%), gastric ulcer (19,8%) and gastroesophageal varices (15%). The main lower GI diagnosis is colon diverticulosis. The mortality rate in a specialized unit like ours is as low as 3% and the main factors involved are: amount of bleeding, liver cirrhosis, presence of hematemesis.