Impact of a nursing-led peri-endoscopic management protocol on outcomes in patients with peptic ulcer bleeding undergoing therapeutic endoscopy

Table 1 General characteristics of patients, n (%)/mean ± SD

Group	Observation group	Control group	t/χ2 value	P value
Age (years)	56.4 ± 12.3	57.1 ± 11.8	0.33	0.742
Sex			0.13	0.718
Male	41 (63.08)	39 (60.00)
Female	24 (36.92)	26 (40.00)
Type of ulcer			0.12	0.725
Gastric ulcer	38 (58.46)	36 (55.38)
Duodenal ulcer	27 (41.54)	29 (44.62)
Forrest classification			0.14	0.705
Ia-IIb	44 (67.69)	46 (70.77)
Other	21 (32.31)	19 (29.23)
Cardiovascular disease			0.15	0.702
Yes	19 (29.23)	21 (32.31)
No	46 (70.77)	44 (67.69)
Prior use of antithrombotic medications			0.15	0.699
Yes	16 (24.62)	18 (27.69)
No	49 (75.38)	47 (72.31)

Table 2 Rebleeding rates after therapeutic endoscopy, n (%)

Group	Seven-day rebleeding	30-day rebleeding
Observation group (n = 65)	4 (6.15)	6 (9.23)
Control group (n = 65)	12 (18.46)	16 (24.62)
χ2 value	4.56	5.47
P value	0.033	0.019

Table 3 Hospital stay and blood transfusion volume, mean ± SD

Group	Inpatient days	Blood transfusion volume (U)
Observation group (n = 65)	6.8 ± 2.1	1.3 ± 0.9
Control group (n = 65)	8.1 ± 2.6	1.9 ± 1.1
T value	3.14	3.40
P value	0.002	< 0.001

Table 4 Complications and patient satisfaction, n (%)

Group	Complications				Number of satisfied patients
	Aspiration	Hypotension	Arrhythmia	Total incidence
Observation group (n = 65)	1 (1.54)	3 (4.62)	2 (3.08)	6 (9.23)	60 (92.31)
Control group (n = 65)	5 (7.69)	9 (13.85)	7 (10.77)	21 (32.31)	51 (78.46)
χ2 value	-	-	-	10.02	4.99
P value	-	-	-	0.002	0.025