The Effect of Atmospheric Pressure on Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Status: Recruiting
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Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
This study aims to investigate whether atmospheric pressure has an effect on upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB), which includes causes such as peptic ulcer disease, esophagitis, gastritis, gastrointestinal varices, Mallory-Weiss tears, and gastric cancer. The goal is to determine the impact of atmospheric pressure and gather information on its role in high-risk UGIB.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Patients aged 18 and above Patients presenting to the emergency department with complaints of gastrointestinal bleeding, whether active or resolved Patients willing to participate in the study Patients from central districts of Ankara
Locations
Other Locations
Turkey
Etlik City Hospital
RECRUITING
Ankara
Contact Information
Primary
gulsen akcay, ass. prof.
gulakcay@yahoo.com.tr
+905052874949
Backup
emre kagan unal, resident
emrekaganunal@hotmail.com
+905443539793
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-04-05
Estimated Completion Date: 2024-11-05
Participants
Target number of participants: 250
Treatments
GI Bleeding
Patients administered to emergency department with GI bleeding will be scrrened and obtained retrospectively from hospital system.~Atmospheric pressure data will be obtained from Meteorology Directorate. Patients' data will be evaluated according to atmospheric pressure values.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Collaborators: Ankara Etlik City Hospital