Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Retrospective Analysis of 68 Patients Presenting in the Last 5 Years

Background and Aim: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is the bleeding that occurs in the upper gastrointestinal tract between the upper esophageal sphincter and the Treitz ligament, and proximal duodenal bleeding is also included in this group. Material and Method: The examination and treatment records of patients who have been admitted to our hospital for the last five years due to upper gastrointestinal bleeding were examined. Age, gender, arrival hemogram results, upper gastrointestinal system endoscopy results, applied endoscopic interventions, repeat endoscopy needs, blood and blood product needs of patients, underlying etiological factors, presence of biocopsy during endoscopy, presence of pathology, Helicobacterpylori and / or severity was recorded in patients with Helicobacterpylori. Results: In our study, 25 (36.8%) female and 43 (63.2%) male patients were observed to apply for upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The age range of the patients in our study was found to be 12-101. 6 patients (8.8%) had adrenaline injection aimed at stopping bleeding, and 1 patient (1.4%) received cauterization with adrenaline injection. Bleeding stopped spontaneously in 61 patients (89.8%) without the need for an endoscopic intervention. No patient needed surgical intervention. Discussion and Conclusion: It was found that many data obtained as a result of our study were similar to the studies in the literature. However, the patients included in the study were found not to require surgical intervention and mortality. We believe that the number of patients included in the study was due to fewer numbers compared to studies in the literature.