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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2012; 18(27): 3578-3584
Published online Jul 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i27.3578
Published online Jul 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i27.3578
Table 2 Baseline characteristics and treatment outcomes of the daytime and nighttime groups n (%)
| Factors | Daytime | Nighttime | P value |
| Number of patients | 312 (80) | 76 (20) | |
| Age (yr) | 60.3 ± 0.9 | 57.9 ± 1.7 | NS |
| Male | 238 (76.2) | 59 (77.6) | NS |
| Gastric ulcer | 209 (66.9) | 57 (75.0) | NS |
| Duodenal ulcer | 103 (33.0) | 19 (25.0) | NS |
| Active bleeding (Forrest Ia, Ib) | 111 (35.5) | 26 (34.2) | NS |
| Rockall score | 4.9 ± 0.1 | 4.9 ± 0.2 | NS |
| Charlson score | 3.5 ± 0.1 | 3.1 ± 0.3 | NS |
| Comorbidity | 119 (38.1) | 30 (39.5) | NS |
| Time to endoscopy (min) | 352.9 ± 26.3 | 255.0 ± 30.0 | 0.016 |
| Rebleeding | 36 (11.5) | 16 (21.1) | 0.018 |
| Angiographic embolization | 3 (0.9) | 2 (2.6) | NS |
| Surgery | 4 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | NS |
| Length of stay (d) | 8.3 ± 0.3 | 7.3 ± 0.5 | NS |
| Mortality | 6 (1.9) | 1 (1.3) | NS |
- Citation: Youn YH, Park YJ, Kim JH, Jeon TJ, Cho JH, Park H. Weekend and nighttime effect on the prognosis of peptic ulcer bleeding. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(27): 3578-3584
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i27/3578.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i27.3578