A Study of Upper GI Endoscopic Findings in Patients Presented with Upper GI Bleed.

Introduction: Bleeding from upper gastrointestinal tract is approximately five times more common than bleeding from lower gastrointestinal tract. The most common cause has been gastroduodenal ulcer disease, Esophageal varices, Mallory-Weiss tear.

Materials: It is an observational study carried out in General medicine department in GSL hospital in patients presented with history of vomiting of frank blood and/or passed dark coloured stools were chosen for this study with an aim to find out the prevalence of nature of lesion on Upper Gastro Endoscopy in patients admitted for UGI bleed and to find out the prevalence of nature of lesion.