Hospitalizations for Gastrointestinal Bleeding in 1998 and 2006

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This Statistical Brief presents national estimates of GI bleeding hospitalizations from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), for 1998 and 2006. First, national estimates of GI bleeding discharges are provided for 1998 and 2006. Differences in trends for GI bleeding among age, sex, and payer are analyzed. Next, we investigate trends in the level of severity of GI bleeding in terms of in-hospital death rates. Finally, the trend between upper and lower GI bleeding is distinguished.