Üst gastrointestinal sistem kanamalı hastaların özelliklerinin değerlendirilmesi

Background/aim: To assess the characteristics of patients with upper gastrointestinal system (GIS) bleeding. Materials and methods: 195 patients with upper GIS bleeding admitted to our clinic between 2000- 2005 were retrospectively evaluated. Age, sex, complaints, history of medication, history of bleeding, laboratory findings, endoscopic findings, management, need for transfusion, hospitalization duration and mortality rates were assessed. Results: 151 (77.4%) patients were men and 44 (22.6%) were women (p