Abstract

POZO GONZALEZ, Alberto et al. Clinical characteristics of high digestive bleeding. AMC [online]. 2010, vol.14, n.3, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1025-0255.

Background: it is considered digestive bleeding is high if its origin is proximal to the Treitz´ ligament, this health problem is admission motive in 100 for each 100 000 inhabitants and mortality for its cause oscillates between a 5 and 10%, its incidence increases with the age and its proportion of men: women are of 2:1, besides being very related with anti-inflammatory use. Objective: to describe clinical characteristics of patients with high digestive bleeding in the health area of the Educational Polyclinic Previsora from January 2007 to January 2008. Method: a descriptive study of cross-sectional cohort was performed. The study universe was constituted by seventy-four patients, the sample coincided with the study universe, data collecting was carried out through the individual clinical histories and a questionnaire was elaborated in personal interview, which became in data primary registration. Data processing was carried out with descriptive statistic methods, frequency distribution and proportion distribution test according to the system PSS for Windows, results were presented in charts. Results: a prevalence of high digestive bleeding was appreciated in the age group from 60 to 79 years, being the masculine sex the most affected one. The most frequent cause was peptic ulcer and the great majority belonged to the group II-C, according to Forrest classification. Conclusions: peptic ulcer was the most frequent pathological antecedent in high digestive bleeding. The most frequent form of presentation was the melena. Alcoholism was the predisposing factor with more frequency was presented. Most of the studied patients did not consume non steroid anti-inflammatory. The IIc Forrest stage was observed with more frequency.

Keywords : HEMORRHAGE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EPIDEMIOLOGY DESCRIPTIVE; HEMATEMESIS.

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