Early Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Vietnamese Patients with Acute Peptic Ulcer Bleeding: A Prospective Study

Table 1

Demographics and clinical characteristics ().

Demographics and clinical characteristics	(%)
Age (mean ± SD)	55.4 ± 17.3
Male	131 (76.6)
Medical use before admission
NSAIDs	43 (25.1)
PPIs ≤ 2 weeks	28 (16.4)
Antibiotics ≤ 4 weeks	13 (7.6)
Prior history of peptic ulcers	42 (24.6)
Prior history of H. pylori eradication	12 (7.0)
Presenting symptoms
Hematemesis	88 (51.5)
Melena	77 (45)
Hematochezia	6 (3.5)
Preendoscopic PPIs use
High-dose, intravenous	133 (77.8)
Low-dose, intravenous	8 (4.6)
Oral	3 (1.8)
None	27 (15.8)
Hemodynamic instability at admission (heart rate > 100 beats per minute and/or systemic blood pressure < 100 mmHg)	47 (27.5)
Transfusion requirement	47 (27.5)