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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2015; 21(38): 10890-10897
Published online Oct 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i38.10890
Published online Oct 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i38.10890
Table 2 Trends in number of hospital admissions and outcome for patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding in Scotland
2000/1 | 2001/2 | 2002/3 | 2003/4 | 2004/5 | 2005/6 | 2006/7 | 2007/8 | 2008/9 | 2009/10 | |
Number of admissions1 | 7674 | 7717 | 7365 | 7106 | 7145 | 7236 | 7316 | 7363 | 7397 | 7717 |
Median length of stay (d) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Mean length of stay (d) | 9.2 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 7.9 |
Total number of patients | 6973 | 7002 | 6659 | 6480 | 6508 | 6582 | 6618 | 6634 | 6690 | 6813 |
Number of deaths | 718 | 744 | 703 | 705 | 663 | 646 | 650 | 625 | 623 | 599 |
30-d mortality (%)2 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 8.8 |
- Citation: Ahmed A, Armstrong M, Robertson I, Morris AJ, Blatchford O, Stanley AJ. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding in Scotland 2000-2010: Improved outcomes but a significant weekend effect. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(38): 10890-10897
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i38/10890.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i38.10890