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- Title
Incidence of Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Related Risk Factors among Elderly Patients Undergoing Surgery for Major Limb Fractures: An Analytical Cohort Study.
- Authors
Chen, Guan-Yu; Wu, Wen-Tien; Lee, Ru-Ping; Chen, Ing-Ho; Yu, Tzai-Chiu; Wang, Jen-Hung; Yeh, Kuang-Ting
- Abstract
(1) Background: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB), a major postoperative complication after surgical fixation of major limb fractures, can be fatal but is often neglected. This study determined the incidence rates of and related risk factors for perioperative UGIB among older patients with major upper limb fractures but without a history of peptic ulcer disease (PUD). (2) Methods: We collected the data of patients aged more than 65 years who underwent surgery for major limb fracture between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2017, from Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database and excluded those with a history of UGIB and PUD before the date of surgery. The primary outcome was the incidence of UGIB requiring panendoscopy during hospitalization. A multiple logistic regression model was used to identify the independent predictors of UGIB, with adjustment for confounding factors. The final model included variables that were either statistically significant in univariate analyses or deemed clinically important. (3) Results: The incidence of UGIB was 2.8% among patients with major limb fractures. Male sex, older age, major lower limb fracture, and a history of chronic renal disease were significant risk factors for the increased incidence of perioperative UGIB. (4) Conclusions: Patients with major limb fractures who underwent surgery exhibited a higher rate of stress ulceration with UGIB, even when they had no history of PUD. Perioperative preventive protocols (e.g., protocols for the administration of proton-pump inhibitors) may be necessary for patients with these major risk factors.
- Subjects
TAIWAN; EXTREMITIES (Anatomy) -- Surgery; PERIOPERATIVE care; STATISTICS; CONFIDENCE intervals; GASTROINTESTINAL hemorrhage; EXTREMITIES (Anatomy); MULTIPLE regression analysis; RETROSPECTIVE studies; DISEASE incidence; RISK assessment; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; DATA analysis software; ODDS ratio; BONE fractures; LONGITUDINAL method; DISEASE risk factors; OLD age
- Publication
Healthcare (2227-9032), 2023, Vol 11, Issue 21, p2853
- ISSN
2227-9032
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/healthcare11212853