Upper gastrintestinal bleeding after a decade: The effect of newly introduced endoscopic haemostatic procedures

Introduction: Using a retrospective analysis the cases of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, changing in the rate of bleeding sources were investigated by the authors in the years 1995 and 2005. There was also analyzed the influence of newly introduced endoscopic haemostatic procedures on the number of surgical interventions, amount of transfusion and mortality. Discussion: In 1995 in 134 patients (female/male ratio: 42/82), while in 2005 in 195 (female/male ratio: 66/119) was performed urgent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. There was no significant change in the number of bleeding esophageal varices (25/23). In…