Research Article

Clinical Outcomes of the Marginal Ulcer Bleeding after Gastrectomy: As Compared to the Peptic Ulcer Bleeding with Nonoperated Stomach

Table 1

Characteristics and clinical outcomes of the patients.

MUB after gastrectomy ( )PUB with non-operated stomach
( )
P value

Age 0.01
Sex (M : F)23 : 14130 : 390.06
Smoking (yes : no)18 : 1981 : 880.93
Alcohol (yes : no)12 : 2542 : 1270.15
Initial hemoglobin (g/dL) 0.01
Duration of admission (day) 0.03
H. pylori infection (%)9 (19.4)93 (54.4)0.01
Ulcer size (cm) 0.20
Multiplicity of ulcer (%)16 (43.2)44 (26.0)0.04
Ulcer base
(Forrest I, IIa) (%)
15 (40.5)81 (47.9)0.40
Therapeutic intervention (%)14 (37.8)96 (56.8)0.03
Rebleeding case (%)6 (16.2)11 (6.5)0.01
Surgical treatment (%)1 (2.7)7 (4.1)0.66

Values shown as mean ± SD or No.