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Table 3 Findings of the 84 upper gastrointestinal endoscopy performed

From: Clinical impact of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in critically ill patients with suspected bleeding

Normal

25 (30%)

Esophagitis or gastritis

14 (17%)

Nasogastric tube erosion

18 (21%)

Peptic ulcer

13 (15%)

Esophagogastric varices

4 (5%)

Amyloidosis

1 (1%)

Esophageal candidosis

7 (8%)

Cancer

2 (2%)

  1. Data are presented as n (%)