Abstract: Objective To investigate the clinical features and treatment methods of liver cirrhosis patients with
non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Methods The clinical data of 380 patients with gastrointestinal
bleeding in our hospital from August 2013 to August 2015 were analyzed. All the patients were divided
into three groups, 98 liver cirrhosis patients with non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding were in the
observation group, 124 liver cirrhosis patients with variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding were in control
group 1 and 158 patients with no liver cirrhotic and non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding were in
control group 2. Clinical features, endoscopic findings, complications and prognosis were compared. Results
The incidence of vomiting in the observation group (51.02%) was lower than that in control group 1 (75.00%,
P = 0.003); the incidence rate of coffee-like vomit in observation group (18.37%) was higher than that in control
group 1 (6.45%, P = 0.001). The etiology (alcohol and autoimmune characteristics), the clinical manifestations
of black stools, blood in the stool and the grade of liver function in observation group and control group 1 had
no statistical differences (P > 0.05). The blood urea nitrogen concentration and the amount of blood transfusion
in the observation group were (7.7 ± 3.9) mmol/L and (10.9 ± 7.3) U, which were higher than those in control
group 1 [(6.8 ± 4.3) mmol/L, (7.5 ± 5.2) U], respectively. The occurrence rate of coronary heart disease and hypertension in observation group were 5.10% and 11.22%, which were higher than those of in control group
1 (4.84% and 3.23%). The occurrence rate of portal vein thrombosis in observation group (7.14%) was lower
than that in control group 1 (13.71%, P = 0.029). The other routine inspection results and complications
between observation group and control group 1 had no statistical differences. The rebleeding rate in control
group 1, observation group and control group 2 were 11.29%, 8.16% and 5.70%, respectively, the difference
was statistically significant (P = 0.098). The mortality in the control group 1 was the highest (1.61%), and
the requirement of interventional or surgical treatment among the three groups had no significant difference
(P = 0.720). Conclusions The incidence rate of gastrointestinal bleeding in liver cirrhosis patients with non-
variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding was high, in which the duodenal ulcers was the highest. The common
complications were coronary heart disease and hypertension, the incidence rate of rebleeding and death were
lower than those in liver cirrhosis patients with variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding, so timely and correct
endoscopy diagnosis and treatment were important.
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