Nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding in Békés county, examined in 2001 and in 2006: A multicentric retrospective study

Background: According to the literature the rate of gastrointestinal bleeding in the last decade not changed, in spite of the fact that new medical and endoscopic therapeutic modalities have been introduced. On the basis of endoscopic findings obtained in 2001 and in 2006 the authors made a comparative analysis of the changes in frequency, quality, source of gastrointestinal bleeding in hospitalised patients. Methods: In course of the retrospective analysis the upper gastrointestinal endoscopy data of three endoscopic centers in Békés County (Gyula, Békéscsaba, Orosháza) were processed (2001/9013, 2006/8399 exam…