Upper GI Haemorrhage: Predisposing Factors and Complications

This study revealed a predominance of male patients (69%) and female patients (31%), with a ratio of 2:1 respectively. It was shown that the age group at highest risk were those patients between the sixth and seventh decade of life in 34% of the total cases. The predisposing factor for upper gastrointestinal bleeding was found to be the indiscriminate use of NSAIDs, which was revealed in 28% of the total sample, followed by gastritis and alcohol and tobacco consumption in 25%, 13% of the patients had a history of chronic liver disease and finally 9% were tobacco users. Finally, it was determined that the most life-threatening complication was Hypovolemic Shock, causing death in 29.4% of the cases whose complication was Hypovolemic Shock.