Characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding related to anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapy: a retrospective study
| Autor: | Dorotea Božić, Goran Kardum, Ivona Mustapić, Joško Božić, Ivana Tadin Hadjina, Jonatan Vukovic, Ante Tonkic, Pavle Vrebalov Cindro, Željko Puljiz |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Gastrointestinal bleeding Multivariate analysis medicine.drug_class gastrointestinal bleeding anticoagulant therapy antiplatelet therapy law.invention chemistry.chemical_compound law Internal medicine medicine Humans Hospital Mortality Aged Retrospective Studies Aged 80 and over Creatinine business.industry Stomach Mortality rate Anticoagulant Anticoagulants Retrospective cohort study General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Intensive care unit medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry Female business Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Croatian Medical Journal Volume 62 Issue 5 |
| ISSN: | 1332-8166 0353-9504 |
| Popis: | Aim To investigate the demographic characteristics, endoscopic and laboratory findings, comorbidities and mortality rate of patients with gastrointestinal bleeding related to anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapy. Methods We reviewed the records of patients admitted for gastrointestinal bleeding to the Intensive Care Unit of the Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Split, between 2015 and 2019. The characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients taking anticoagulant/antiplatelet therapy were analyzed. Results The study enrolled 1367 patients, 434 (31.7%) of whom received anticoagulant/antiplatelet therapy (mean age 74.9±10.7 years; 64.3% men). The most frequently prescribed drug was acetylsalicylic acid (56.7%), the most common bleeding site was the stomach (41.3%), and the most prevalent cause of bleeding was ulcer (61.6%). Patients taking anticoagulant/antiplatelet therapy who died had significantly higher creatinine (P=0.011) and lower albumin (P=0.015). In the multivariate analysis, the factors that negatively affected survival were older age, higher creatinine, and lower albumin. Patients taking anticoagulant/antiplatelet therapy had slightly lower in-hospital mortality (8.3%) compared with other patients (10.3%). Conclusion Although anticoagulant/antiplatelet therapy increases the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding, it does not directly affect the outcome, which is mainly determined by age and comorbidities. |
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