Discrimination of complicated hemorrhage of liver cirrhosis and peptic ulcer by serum total bile acid

Objective: To investigate the role of serum total bile acid in discriminating complicated hemorrhage of liver cirrhosis and peptic ulcer.Methods: The clinical data of 71 patients with complicated hemorrhage of liver cirrhosis or peptic ulcer were analyzed retrospectively,and 40 normal people acted as control subjects.Results: The mean serum total bile acid of the patients with decompensated cirrhosis complicated with hemorrhage(30.75±28.70) μmol/L was significantly higher than that of the patients with peptic ulcer complicated with hemorrhage(4.80±3.87) μmol/L and the control(4.50±3.60) μmol/L(P<0.01).Conclusions: It is simple and effective to discriminate liver cirrhosis and peptic ulcer complicated with hemorrhage by serum total bile acid.