ABSTRACT
In this study on endoscopic hemostasis in patients aged 70 years or older with gastrointestinal ulcer bleeding, presence of shock, volume of transfusion over 6 units, and ulcer size over 3cm and solitary ulcer were significant risk factors for rebleeding. For 30-day mortality, concomitant disease and inpatient status were significant risk factors. Based on these results, we consider elderly patients with the above risk factors as high-risk patients for rebleeding or fatal outcome. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of prevention of rebleeding such as by combined hemostatic methods and scheduled second-look endoscopy, and also to evaluate the offers of multidisciplinary approach such as interventional radiology for decreasing of mortality. Our conclusion is that we were able to reduce rebleeding rate and mortality after endoscopic hemostasis in high-risk patients and implement strategy to provide more careful endoscopic management with a multidisciplinary approach.
