Table 5 Comparison between both groups regarding modality of treatment
From: Acute gastrointestinal bleeding in Egyptian elderly patients: real-life experience
Groups | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elderly group | Young group | P value | |||
Count | % | Count | % | ||
ttt | |||||
Surgery | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | |
Ligation, injection | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.2% | |
Injection, PPI | 20 | 12.0% | 10 | 6.0% | |
Band, injection | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.2% | |
Band ligation, PPI | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | |
Band ligation | 54 | 32.5% | 66 | 39.8% | |
Anti-fungal, PPI | 2 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.8% | |
PPI | 90 | 54.2% | 80 | 48.2% | |
Medical ttt: PPI antifungal | |||||
Yes | 92 | 55.4% | 84 | 50.6% | 0.379 |
Endoscopy: band ligation | |||||
Yes | 54 | 32.5% | 71 | 42.8% | 0.054 |
Injection sclerotherapy | |||||
Yes | 20 | 12.0% | 11 | 6.6% | 0.090 |
Surgery (perforated ulcer) | |||||
Yes | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 |