Meeting
Abstract Number: H9
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Epidemiology of Non-Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (NVUGIB) such as peptic ulcer bleeding, Mallory-Weiss tear, erosive gastritis/duodenitis, oesophagitis/oesophageal ulcer is well known among general population. However, data is lacking about its trend among Cirrhotic population in literature. No large database study is available to compare prevalence, predictors, and outcomes of NVUGIB among Cirrhotic patients. We […]
Abstract Number: 450
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: The “weekend effect” is a term to define worse outcomes among patients that present to the hospital on weekends. For upper gastrointestinal bleed (UGIB) some of these outcomes include increased mortality and increased length of stay (LOS). A 2018 meta-analysis suggests that mortality is higher for non-variceal bleed than for variceal bleed for weekend […]