Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease: The Link between Gut, Heart, and Kidneys

Table 6

Comparison of baseline characteristics in patients with aortic stenosis with and without GIB.

	No. of GIB	GIB
Total	29,152	1953
Age (years)
<50	1040	37
50–59	3029	140
60–69	6775	441
70–79	9399	654
>80	8909	681
Caucasian	17,134	1088
African American	6102	467
Hispanic	3217	223
Asian or Pacific Islander	1058	84
Native American	152	<11
Other race	742	46
Female	12,700	889
LOS
Need for vasopressors	605	54
ECMO	27	<11
MV	2266	192
Prior MI	3739	292
CHF	20,065	1234
PVD	6152	399
CVA	2780	176
Dementia	2438	157
CTD	1153	77
COPD	7472	495
Hemiplegia	494	26
AIDS	141	<11
Anticoagulant use	5770	354
NSAID use	60	<11
Atrial fibrillation	11,698	844
Hematemesis		24
Melena		88
Colonoscopy	160	135
EGD	462	671
Blood transfusion	3506	898
Liver disease	2525	296
Malignancy	1812	161
DM	17,690	1113
HTN	27,918	1848
UGIB		726
LGIB		555
GIB NOS		715
Angiodysplasia colon		209
Stomach and duodenum angiodysplasia		256
Diverticulosis small intestine		<11
Diverticulosis large intestine		196
Esophageal varices and ulcer		55
Gastritis		183
Peptic ulcer		16
Gastric ulcer		145
Duodenal ulcer		125
Gastrojejunal ulcer		<11
Anorectal hemorrhoid		150
Dieulafoy lesion stomach		16
Dieulafoy lesion intestine		13

Other race: any race other than listed; LDL: low density lipoprotein; MI: myocardial infarction; CHF: congestive heart failure; PVD: peripheral vascular disease; CVA: cerebral vascular disease; DVT: deep venous thrombosis; PE: pulmonary embolism; vWD: von Willebrand disease; CTD: connective tissue disease; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; PUD: peptic ulcer disease; DM: diabetes mellitus; AIDS: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; HTN: hypertension; NOS: not otherwise specified; GIB: gastrointestinal bleed; UGIB: upper gastrointestinal bleed; EGD: esophagogastroduodenoscopy; LOS: length of stay; LGIB: lower gastrointestinal bleeding; ECMO: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; MV: mechanical ventilation.