Risk factors for recurrent bleeding from acute hemorrhagic rectal ulcer

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
Naoyuki NishimuraKazuhiro Matsueda

Abstract

Acute hemorrhagic rectal ulcer (AHRU) occurs suddenly with painless massive bleeding from rectal ulcers, usually in patients who have severe underlying disorders. The rate of recurrent bleeding from AHRU is high, but there have been few studies on the risk factors for recurrent bleeding. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for recurrent bleeding from AHRU. Among 27,151 patients who underwent colonoscopy from 2006 November to 2017 March in our hospital, 120 patients with AHRU were retrospectively reviewed to identify risk factors for recurrent bleeding. Factors analyzed were: age, sex, Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), comorbidities (congestive heart failure, liver cirrhosis, renal failure, respiratory failure, diabetes mellitus and malignancy), medications (antiplatelet drugs, anticoagulants and steroids); endoscopic therapy and endoscopic features of AHRU. Recurrent bleeding from AHRU occurred in 30% of patients (36/120). In multi-variate analysis, individual comorbidities, medications, endoscopic features and endoscopic hemostasis were not significant or independent risk factors for recurrent bleeding. However, a high CCI score (4 or more) was a risk factor (odds ratio, 7.0; 95% confidence interval, 1.8-27.1). ...Continue Reading

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