Outcome of non-variceal acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding in relation to the time of endoscopy and the experience of the endoscopist: A two-year survey

Table 5 OR and corresponding 95%CI for patients cured with inappropriate and appropriate treatment according to selected outcomes

	Treatment used
	Appropriate	Inappropriate
	n (%)	n (%)	OR1 (95%CI)
Rebleeding
Yes	27 (52.9)	24 (47.1)	43.49
No	216 (97.7)	5 (2.3)	(11.29-167.60)
Number of blood units
transfused after endoscopy
≥3	21 (72.4)	8 (27.6)	2.98
<3	222 (91.4)	21 (8.6)	(0.82-10.78)
Need for surgery
Yes	11 (73.3)	4 (26.7)	2.62
No	232 (90.3)	25 (9.7)	(0.46-14.94)
Mortality
Dead	33 (91.7)	3 (8.3)	0.47
Alive	210 (88.9)	26 (11.0)	(0.10-2.25)
Length of hospital stay
≥13 d	125 (88.7)	16 (11.4)	0.60
<13 d	118 (90.1)	13 (9.9)	(0.24-1.54)

¹Estimates from multiple logistic regression after adjustment for age, sex, Rockall and Forrest score, blood transfusion, time period, and experience of endoscopists. Reference category is appropriate endoscopic treatment.