Results
Among 103 patients with NVUGIB, 62 patients (60%) having PUB were assessed. Fifty percent were male. Ages ranged from 37 to 72 years, mean 59 ± 7 years. The most common symptom on presentation was hematemesis (53%). Hemodynamic instability on admission was found in 30 patients (48%). Eighteen patients (29%) had initial hemoglobin less than 7 g/dl. Twenty-seven patients (44%) required blood transfusion and the average number of transfused blood units was two. Forty patients (65%) bled from gastric ulcers. Eleven patients (18%) had ulcers with adherent clot. Twenty-four percent of patients had a Rockall score more than five. Five patients (8%) rebled. Complications were reported in seven patients (11%), mainly liver failure. Overall mortality was 8%. Male gender, adherent clot, bleeding recurrence, development of complications during admission and a Rockall score >5 were significant factors for increasing mortality (P = 0.02, 0.016, 0.00001, 0.034 and 0.00003 respectively).