Predictors of poor outcome in gastrointestinal bleeding in emergency department

Table 5 Comparison of laboratory results according to departments of admission

	General wards/ED	ICU	P value
Hb (g/dL)	9.89	8.82	0.051
Htc (g/dL)	29.04	25.96	0.054
Thrombocytes (103/L)	254.87	298.88	0.086
BUN (mg/dL)	36.86	37.38	0.909
Creatinine (mg/dL)	1.13	1.18	0.787
Glucose (mg/dL)	144.53	171.47	0.050
AST (IU/L)	33.21	106.59	0.131
ALT (IU/L)	24.63	88.81	0.238
aPTT (s)	30.57	28.36	0.402
INR (s)	2.11	2.61	0.370
Mean blood pressure (mmHg)	83.09	79.11	0.097
Pulse (bpm)	92.73	93.56	0.803
SpO2 (%)	95.16	94.96	0.467

Data represent mean values. Hb: Hemoglobin; Htc: Hematocrit; BUN: Blood urea nitrogen; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; aPTT: Active partial thromboplastin; INR: International normalization ratio; ICU: Intensive care unit; ED: Emergency medicine department.