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Table 6 Cause of mortality in patients with UGIB in emergency department

From: Prospective observational study on clinical and epidemiological profile of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with suspected upper gastrointestinal bleed

Causes

No. (%)

Septic shock

13 (61.9)

Hypovolemic shock

2 (9.5)

Metabolic acidosis

3 (14.3)

ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome)

2 (9.5)

Ventricular fibrillation

1 (4.8)

AKI with Septic shock

1 (4.8)

  1. AKI Acute Kidney Injury