Emergency endoscopic treatment in elderly patients with non-varicose upper gastrointestinal bleeding / 中华老年医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To investigate endoscopic treatment and its effects on non-varicose upper gastrointestinal bleeding in elderly patients.Methods:From June 2018 to September 2019, 86 elderly patients with non-varicose upper gastrointestinal bleeding treated in our hospital were enrolled and underwent endoscopic hemostasis.They were divided into the observation group(n=45, receiving endoscopic hemostasis combined with somatostatin treatment)and the control group(n=41, only receiving endoscopic hemostasis treatment). Clinical effects were evaluated in the two groups.Results:The immediate hemostasis rate was higher and the rebleeding rate within 1 week was lower in the observation group than in the control group(95.6% or 43/45 vs.80.5% or 33/41, 11.1% or 5/45 vs.29.3% or 12/41, χ2=4.740 and 4.460, P=0.030 and 0.035). Arrhythmias, multiple organ failure, and death during treatment occurred in 1 case, 0 cases, and 0 cases in the observation group and 4 cases, 2 cases, and 1 case in the control group, respectively.The incidence of complications was lower in the observation group than in the control group(2.2% or 1/45 vs.17.1% or 7/41, χ2=5.608, P=0.018). Conclusions:Endoscopic hemostasis combined with somatostatin treatment can not only achieve satisfactory hemostatic effects, but also reduce the incidence of rebleeding in elderly patients with non-varicose upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and thus plays an important role in alleviating suffering and ensuring safety in elderly patients.