Endoscopic Determination of Various Causes of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Aim: To determine the various causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding through endoscopic method. Study design: Descriptive observational study Place and duration study: Department Medicine, SKZB, CMH Muzaffarabad from 1st January 2021 to 30th June 2022. Methodology: Ninety patients which were clinically endoscopically confirmed their state between <25 >66 years age included. Endoscopy procedure was conducted using lignocaine gargling as analgesia. Grading system utilized for scoring endoscopy results Grade I IV. Results: There 52 (57.8%) males 38(42.2%) females. The mean 48.5±3.3 years. It also seen that majority well females had esophageal varices peptic ulcer main cause UGB followed by esophagitis gastritis. Conclusion: Esophageal gastritis are bleeding. Key words: Causes, Upper bleeding, Endoscopic method