Racial Differences in Incidence and Mortality from Non-Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: A Nationwide Time Trend Analysis, 2008-2018

Abstract

Non-variceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage (NVUGIH) is a common reason for hospital admissions and carries 2-10% mortality. Mortality trends from NVUGIB over the last two decades were shown to be decreasing previously (1989-2009) [1]. However, there is limited literature addressing racial differences in longitudinal incidence and related mortality trends from NVUGIH [2]. We studied racial differences in incidence and mortality from NVUGIH in the USA between 2008-2018.