VARIABLES | FREQUENCY (%) |
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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%) |
- *Cut-off value based on WHO Anemia severity classification **Cut-off based on the high normal limit as stated in Glasgow-Blatchford score