Figure 1. Box plot illustrating the distribution of total hospital length of stay (in days) for patients with different etiologies of gastrointestinal bleeding. The median (red line), interquartile range, and outliers are displayed.
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Volume 18, Number 2, April 2025, pages 49-55
Blood Product Utilization in Thromboelastography-Aided Transfusion in Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Single-Center Experience
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| Demographics | |
|---|---|
| BMI information was missing in 22 records. Twelve records were missing whether patients had prior diagnosis of esophageal varices or peptic ulcer disease. Steroid and PPI use was missing from five records. While history of abdominal surgery was not available in three records. BMI: body mass index; MALD: metabolic dysfunction-associated liver disease; PPI: proton pump inhibitor; SD: standard deviation. | |
| Age, mean (SD), years | 61.23 (14.3) |
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Male | 146 (64.6%) |
| Female | 80 (35.4%) |
| BMI, mean (SD), kg/m2 | 29.8 (9.1) |
| Race, n (%) | |
| Asian | 1 (0.4%) |
| Black or African American | 18 (8%) |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 (15%) |
| White | 162 (72%) |
| Unknown | 12 (5%) |
| Comorbidities | |
| Alcoholic liver disease, n (%) | 69 (31%) |
| Esophageal varices, n (%) | 65 (29%) |
| Peptic ulcer disease, n (%) | 57 (25%) |
| Prior abdominal surgery, n (%) | 50 (22%) |
| Viral hepatitis, n (%) | 21 (9%) |
| MALD, n (%) | 15 (6%) |
| PPI use, n (%) | 63 (28%) |
| Steroid use, n (%) | 18 (8%) |
| ALD | Esophageal varices | PUD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline hemoglobin data were missing in one patient with ALD. Peak lactate data were missing from five patients with PUD, five patients with ALD, and three patients with varices. Peak creatinine was missing from four patients with ALD, three patients with varices, and three patients with PUD. ALD: alcoholic liver disease; PUD: peptic ulcer disease. | |||
| Total, n (%) | 69 (31%) | 65 (29%) | 57 (25%) |
| Nadir systolic pressure, mean (SD), mm Hg | 75.6 (18.8) | 78.6 (18.2) | 78.2 (18.5) |
| Nadir diastolic pressure, mean (SD), mm Hg | 38.8 (10.3) | 38.9 (10.2) | 39.1 (10.6) |
| Peak heart rate, mean (SD), beats/min | 123.8 (25.6) | 124 (25.7) | 122.5 (26) |
| Baseline hemoglobin, mean (SD), g/dL | 9.3 (2.9) | 9.4 (6.5) | 9.5 (3) |
| Nadir hemoglobin, mean (SD), g/dL | 6.5 (1.8) | 6.6 (1.7) | 6.2 (1.6) |
| Peak lactate, mean (SD), (normal 0.5 - 2.2), mmol/L | 5.9 (5.5) | 6.0 (5.7) | 5.9 (5.4) |
| Peak creatinine, mean (SD) (normal 0.5 - 1.0), mg/dL | 2.0 (1.6) | 1.8 (1.2) | 2.3 (1.9) |