Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Efficacy of Red Cell Distribution Width as a Predictor of High Risk and Early Mortality in Upper Gastro-intestinal Bleeding
Brief Summary: Acute upper-gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a commonly encountered cause of admission in emergency department (ED). Early risk stratification allows appropriate therapy that may be helpful to advance the patient's morbidity and mortality. We hypothesized that early RDW levels may have an independent, linear relationship with recurrent or massive bleeding in UGIB patients.