Risk factors for rebleeding in patients with peptic ulcer bleeding

Abstract

Aim. To analyze the results of treatment of patients with ulcerative bleeding, to identify the main risk factors for rebleeding in patients with peptic ulcer bleeding.
 Methods. A retrospective analysis of the treatment results of 240 patients with acute peptic ulcer bleeding who were hospitalized in the Beloretsk Central District Hospital from 2008 to 2018 was carried out. Patients were divided into two groups: group 1 52 patients with rebleeding, group 2 188 patients in whom rebleeding did not occur.
 Results. Rebleeding in patients with peptic ulcer was observed in 21.7% of cases. The surgical rate was 22.9% and mortality 6.3%. Based on the obtained data, rebleeding should recognize as a risk factor for death [odds ratio (OR) 68.9; 95% confidence interval (CI) 8.8 to 539.7; p 0.001]. Surgical treatment for rebleeding had unsatisfactory results (postoperative mortality in group 1 26.8%, in group 2 0). Risk factors for rebleeding in peptic ulcer bleeding include localization of the ulcer on the lesser curvature of the stomach (OR=2.37; 95% CI=1.18 to 4.74) and the posterior wall of the duodenum (OR=3.84; 95% CI=1.69 to 8.73), as well as Forrest type IIA ulcer (OR=2.67; 95% CI=1.55 to 6.48). Forrest IIc and III ulcers reduce the risk of rebleeding (OR=0.24; 95% CI=0.10 to 0.56). It was found that a shock index, a decreased level of total protein and red blood cells, and an increasing level of urea have a statistically significant relationship with rebleeding in peptic ulcer bleeding.
 Conclusion. Rebleeding in patients with peptic ulcer is a serious complication of the disease that significantly increases mortality, and predicting the risk of rebleeding is one of the possible tools that can improve treatment outcomes and reduce mortality.