Shen-Shong Chang
Taipei City Hospital Yang-Ming branch,
No 105, Yusheng Street, Shihlin district, Taipei 111, Taiwan 11217
People's Republic of China
Research Article
Higher Risk of Developing Peptic Ulcer Bleeding in Adult Patients Diagnosed with Hypoalbuminemia
Author(s): Hsiao-Yun Hu, Nicole Huang and Shen-Shong ChangHsiao-Yun Hu, Nicole Huang and Shen-Shong Chang
Aim: To evaluate whether patients diagnosed with hypoalbuminemia have higher risk of developing peptic ulcer bleeding (PUB).
Background: Low serum albumin levels are particularly common in critically ill patients. Life-threatening upper gastrointestinal (UGI) hemorrhage is a stress-related mucosal injury or stress ulceration in critically ill patients. Patients and methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study from the 2000–2010 database records of Taiwan’s Bureau of National Health Insurance. Hypoalbuminemia patients were defined at least one of the inpatient claims with a diagnosis defined using ICD-9-CM diagnosis code: 273.8. To be defined as a non-hypoalbuminemic, a person cannot have the code ICD-9-CM: 273.8 in their inpatient records or in the ambulatory care claims. The primary endpoint was hospitalization for PUB. We us.. View More»
