Evaluation of risk factors in mortality among our peptic ulcer bleeding patients in 2005

Introduction: Endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of upper gastrointestinal bleeding is one of the most difficult tasks for gastroenterologist's. The most common bleeding sources are benign peptic gastric and duodenal ulcer, corresponding 40–50% of the upper gastrointestinal bleeding patients. Methods: The aim of this retrospective study was to define risk factors of mortality in patients referred for emergency endoscopy for upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Results: 292 patients were examined in our endoscopical department because of hematemesis and/or melena during 2005. Emergency endoscopy detected gastric or d…