Frailty predicts mortality in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleed: A single centre observational study.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: upper gastrointestinal bleed; Frailty; Oral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622000821796
• Lead Sponsor: iverpool Hospital

Brief Summary

Frailty was an independent predictor of survival in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleed as well as re-bleed within 30-days. However, it did not predict re-admission to hospital within 30 days, intensive care unit admission, hospital length of stay, and need for blood transfusions.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2017-07-06
• Study Start: 2022-06-10
• Last Update Posted: 20 June 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 229

Inclusion Criteria

Age > or = 18 years
Informed consent
Symptoms of Upper gastrointestinal bleed (malaena, haematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, Haematochezia)

Exclusion Criteria

<18 years and >100 years
no informed consent
Lower Gastrointestinal bleed on endoscopic assessment
Bleeding without any source on endoscopic assessment
No bleeding on endoscopic assessment

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Inpatient mortality. The data is obtained via electronic medical records.<br>[Mortality during their inpatient stay, which is obtained from patient's electronic medical records.]