Selective outpatient management of elderly patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding can be done safely and has the potential to lead to reduced health care expenditures. Over-the-counter nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs are the most frequent cause of bleeding peptic ulcer disease in this population.

Selective outpatient management of elderly patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding can be done safely and has the potential to lead to reduced health care expenditures. Over-the-counter nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs are the most frequent cause of bleeding peptic ulcer disease in this population.