Table 5 Management Strategies at Emergency Department
VARIABLES | FREQUENCY (%) |
|---|---|
ED Management | |
 Intravenous fluid | 88 (71.5%) |
 Proton pump Inhibitor | 88 (71.5%) |
 Blood Transfusion (BT) | 60 (48.8%) |
 Antibiotics | 43 (35.0%) |
 Tranexamic acid | 25 (20.3%) |
 Octreotide | 23 (18.7%) |
 Inotropy/Vasopressor support | 3 (2.4%) |
 NGT Placement | 3 (2.4%) |
 Emergent endoscopy | 0 (0.0%) |
 POC results | n(n/N) |
 Hemoglobin < 8 g/dl (n = 106)* | 69 (65.09%) |
 Urea > 7.1 mmol/l (n = 85)** | 51 (60.0%) |
 Lactate > 2 meq/l (n = 20) | 11 (55.0%) |
 UGI Endoscopy | 46 (37.4%) |
Time to Endoscopy | |
  > 72 h | 15 (32.6%) |
 24–48 h | 13 (28.3%) |
 48–72 h | 10 (21.7%) |
 Within 24 h | 8 (17.4%) |