Management of Peptic Ulcer Bleeding in Different Case Volume Workplaces: Results of a Nationwide Inquiry in Hungary

Table 2

Comparison of selected items in high and low case volume units.

	HCV units (𝑛=23)	LCV units (𝑛=39)	𝑃 value
Number of PUB cases	1789	1244	not applicable
Mean number of PUB cases/endoscopists/month	3.2 ± 1.1	2.4 ± 0.9	ns
Item	% (𝑛)	% (𝑛)
Endoscopic haemostatic treatment
In Forrest Ia, Ib, and IIa	86 (613)	68 (327)	0.001
In Forrest IIb	45 (154)	39 (97)	0.015
Endoscopic treatment modality in Forrest Ia, Ib, and IIa
Injection monotherapy	46 (285)	65 (311)	0.001
Haemoclip or thermocoagulation monotherapy	20 (121)	16 (51)	0.002
Combination	34 (207)	19 (61)	0.001
Acid-suppressant therapy after endoscopy with i.v. PPI
Overall	79 (1413)	81 (1002)	0.490
In patients with Forrest I-II
With standard dosages	28 (494)	48 (601)	0.001
With bolus + continuous PPI	50 (888)	33 (415)	0.001
Rebleeding rate	10.1 (179)	9.5 (118)	0.680
Need for surgery	5.1 (92)	6.4 (79)	0.181
Mortality
Overall	2.7 (48)	4.3 (53)	0.023
In Forrest Ia, Ib	6.8 (29)	7.6 (21)	0.791