Risk factors of in-hospital mortality of non-variceal upper gastro-intestinal bleeding

Background: The in-hospital mortality rate of non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is still considerable, and this figure seems to be remained stable during the past years. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the risk-factors of in-hospital death due to non-variceal UGIB in this setting. Patients and methods: Between 2005 December and 2006 January, 116 patients with non- variceal UGIB were admitted. The distribution of patients according to the source of bleeding was the followings: gastric ulcer (n=38 [32%]), duodenal ulcer (n=30 [25%]), gastric or duodenal erosions (n=22 [19%]),…