ArticleJournal of research in health sciences2023
Seasonal and Geographic Variation in Peptic Ulcer Disease and Associated Complications in the United States of America.
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- Seasonal variation in hospitalizations for peptic ulcer disease: A five-year retrospective study from Latvia.PloS one · 2026Article
- Does Seasonality Affect Peptic Ulcer Perforation? A Single-Center Retrospective Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Global burden and risk factors of peptic ulcer disease between 1990 and 2021: An analysis from the global burden of disease study 2021.PloS one · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundHospitalization for peptic ulcer disease (PUD) has been described outside of North America as peaking in the fall and winter. However, no recent literature has so far investigated the seasonal fluctuations and complications of PUD in the USA.
methodsPatients with a diagnosis of either acute gastric or acute duodenal ulcers from January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2017, were identified in the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project's National Inpatient Sample. The proportion of admissions with either hemorrhage or perforation was determined for each season and further subdivided into geographic regions.
resultsOf 18829 hospitalizations for PUD, admissions were the highest in the fall (25.9%) while being the lowest in the summer (23.9%). Complications, hemorrhage or perforation, were the highest and the lowest in the fall and spring, respectively (75.7% vs. 73.6%;
conclusionSeasonal and regional trends in hospitalizations due to PUD may help identify modifiable risk factors, which can improve diagnostic and treatment outcomes for patients by allowing for more targeted identification of vulnerable populations.
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