Clinical Performance of Prediction Rules and Nasogastric Lavage for the Evaluation of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Retrospective Observational Study

Table 3

Demographics and endpoints.

			%
Age (mean)	54.94
Male		247	62.85
Female		146	37.15
Race/ethnicity	White	213	54.2
	African American	163	41.48
	Asian	4	1.02
	Hispanic	6	1.53
	Native American	7	1.78
EGD performed		215	54.85
Endoscopic therapy utilized if EGD done		57	26.51
Blood transfusion needed		155	39.44
Need for surgery		1	0.25
Death during hospitalization		28	7.12