(PLO)- The patient has been drinking for over 20 years, consuming about 500ml per day. On the 4th day of the Lunar New Year, the patient was admitted to the emergency room after vomiting about 50ml of fresh blood and clots.
On February 2, the hospital (BV) Bai Chay (Quang Ninh province) said that recently, the hospital received many cases of patients with gastrointestinal bleeding due to alcohol abuse.
Specifically, in just 5 days of the Lunar New Year holiday, the hospital received emergency endoscopy for 13 patients with gastrointestinal bleeding due to esophageal varices, stomach ulcers related to alcohol and beer. In which, the doctors mobilized 15 units of blood and plasma to transfuse a patient with severe anemia due to gastrointestinal bleeding.
A general patient (58 years old, residing in Quang Yen town, Quang Ninh province) has a history of cirrhosis, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes. The patient has been drinking alcohol for over 20 years, consuming about 500ml per day.
On the 4th day of the Lunar New Year, the patient was admitted to the emergency room after vomiting about 50ml of fresh blood mixed with clots and black stools.
The doctors quickly performed a clinical examination, performed diagnostic tests, concluded gastrointestinal bleeding due to esophageal varices and ordered an emergency endoscopy.
During the endoscopic process, it was discovered that the esophageal varices ruptured in grade III, the doctors performed a rubber band ligation to stop the bleeding successfully.
Currently, the patient’s health is stable, receiving medical treatment according to the protocol.
| Emergency endoscopic intervention for patients with gastrointestinal bleeding at Bai Chay Hospital. Photo: BVCC |
According to BS CKI. Nguyen Thi Ngoan – Deputy Head of Gastroenterology Department, Bai Chay Hospital: Gastrointestinal bleeding is a common condition in the Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, but at the time of Tet, during Tet and after Tet, the proportion of patients hospitalized due to the sudden increase in this condition compared to normal days.
The reason is that people use a lot of alcohol and beer leading to complications of gastrointestinal bleeding. Warning signs of gastrointestinal bleeding can be recognized such as severe epigastric pain, vomiting blood, black or red stools, dizziness, dizziness… Severe gastrointestinal bleeding causes shock, lethargy, and cold heads. extremities, sweating, rapid pulse, low blood pressure, systemic organ failure, even death.
After the Lunar New Year is the time when many festivals take place, so it is difficult to avoid the situation of people gathering, eating, drinking and using alcohol.
In order to prevent dangerous diseases related to the liver, kidneys, pancreas, and digestion, especially gastrointestinal bleeding, cirrhosis, liver and kidney failure, etc., caused by alcohol, doctors recommend people to stay away from alcohol. alcoholic beverages and stimulants such as alcohol, solid tea, coffee; Limit consumption of fast food, greasy or spicy foods, processed foods, foods that are too cold or too hot.
Besides, to have a healthy digestive system, people need to build a reasonable diet, eat at the right time, have 3 main meals a day, increase the intake of fiber-rich foods, fresh vegetables and fruits. into the daily diet; Establish and maintain a healthy lifestyle, do not stay up late, balance work and rest time; At the same time, exercise and sports improve the body’s resistance.
THAO DAN