Association between a 24-h increase in blood urea nitrogen and clinical outcomes in acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a dual-center retrospective cohort study
Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
Published online on April 17, 2026
Abstract
Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, Volume 19, January-December 2026.
Background and aim:Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) is incorporated into admission-based risk scores for acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB); however, the clinical relevance of early in-hospital BUN kinetics remains unclear.Objectives:To ...
Background and aim:Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) is incorporated into admission-based risk scores for acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB); however, the clinical relevance of early in-hospital BUN kinetics remains unclear.Objectives:To ...