Clinical and endoscopic features of severe acute gastrointestinal bleeding in elderly patients treated with direct oral anticoagulants: a multicentre study

Author:

Deutsch David1ORCID,Romegoux Pauline2,Boustière Christian3,Sabaté Jean-Marc4,Benamouzig Robert4,Albaladejo Pierre2

Affiliation:

1. Department of Gastroenterology, AP-HP Avicenne Hospital, Paris-13 University, 125 rue de Stalingrad, 93000 Bobigny, France

2. Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Grenoble-Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France

3. Department of Gastroenterology, Saint Joseph Hospital, Marseille, France

4. Department of Gastroenterology, AP-HP Avicenne Hospital, Paris-13 University, Bobigny, France

Abstract

Background: The aim of the study was to describe the clinical and endoscopic characteristics and management of severe acute gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in patients treated with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs). Methods: Patients hospitalized for severe GI bleeding under DOAC therapy were identified in 36 centres between June 2013 and March 2016. Clinical outcomes including re-bleeding, major cerebral and cardiovascular events or all-cause mortality were assessed initially and 30 days after admission. Results: A total of 59 patients with anonymized detailed endoscopy reports for severe GI bleeding were considered. Mean age was 79.3 ± 10.0 years and 61.3% of patients were men. Patients had histories of hypertension (65.6%), heart failure (29.5%), coronary artery disease (27.9%), stroke (19.7%) and peripheral vascular disease (36.1%). Life-threatening bleeding was observed in 42.6%. Mean number of packed red blood cells transfused was 3.4 (range 1–31). Aetiology of bleeding (identified in 66.2% of cases) was peptic gastroduodenal ulcers (22%), diverticula (11.9%), angiodysplasia (8.5%), colorectal neoplasia (5.1%) and anorectal causes (5.1%). Endoscopic haemostasis was performed in 37.7% of patients. A low haemoglobin level was predictive of life-threatening bleeding and death in multivariate analysis. All-cause mortality rate at day 30 was 11.8%. Conclusions: In this cohort of elderly patients with multiple comorbidities treated with DOACs, the main cause of severe acute GI bleeding was peptic gastroduodenal ulcer and mortality was high.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Gastroenterology

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