The Effect of Atmospheric Pressure on Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Gastrointestinal Bleeding

What this Trial Is About

This research aims to explore whether changes in atmospheric pressure affect upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB), including conditions like peptic ulcer disease, esophagitis, gastritis, gastrointestinal varices, Mallory-Weiss tears, and gastric cancer. The study also seeks to understand if treatment adjustments based on weather forecasts could help prevent hypertensive emergencies and improve patient comfort. This is an observational clinical study without added risk to participants. Patients who come to the emergency department with gastrointestinal bleeding will be reviewed using their medical records. The study will collect routine monitoring data such as physical exams, vital signs, coagulation tests, and hemoglobin levels, without performing any extra invasive or non-invasive procedures. Atmospheric pressure information will be gathered from meteorological sources and linked to patient data for analysis. Participants will be monitored in the emergency department as part of their usual care. Researchers will analyze collected clinical and atmospheric pressure data to determine any relationship between atmospheric pressure changes and gastrointestinal bleeding events within 24 hours. The study is observational, and patient involvement is limited to data collection from existing records and routine clinical tests.

Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Atmospheric Pressure Relationship