Causes and Clinical Characteristics of Small Bowel Bleeding in Northern Vietnam

Table 1

Clinical features of patients with small bowel bleeding.

Characteristics	Values
Sex (male/female)	34/20
Age (years)	54.3 ± 17.7
Melena	37 (68.5)
Hematochezia	17 (31.5)
Abdominal pain	15 (27.8)
Shock at presentation	15 (27.8)
Amount of blood transfusion (unit)	4.9 (0–27)
Hemoglobin value (g/dL)	78.7 (25–128)
Transfusion need	44 (81.5)
Hospital stay (day)	13.4 ± 8.1
Comorbidities
Hypertension	4 (7.4)
Diabetes	2 (3.7)
Liver cirrhosis	2 (3.7)
Chronic hepatitis B	2 (3.7)
Alcohol abuse	2 (3.7)
Valvular heart disease	1 (1.9)
COPD	1 (1.9)
NSAIDs	1 (1.9)

COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; NSAIDs: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; one unit of blood: 350 mL blood. Values are n (%) or mean ± standard deviation (SD) unless otherwise specified.