Peptic Ulcer Hospitalizations in Latvia, 2020-2024, with Age and Seasonal Analysis

606 adult hospitalizations for peptic ulcer disease from a tertiary care hospital in Riga, Latvia, between 2020 and 2024. The dataset includes patient age, ulcer subtype, bleeding status, length of stay, in-hospital mortality, and seasonal distribution. It was created by Abdulrahman Al-Dawoudi and published on figshare in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Compare in-hospital mortality rates between age groups based on the reported 11.7% vs. 3.5% figures.
• Analyze seasonal patterns in hospital admissions for peptic ulcer disease based on the quarterly distribution percentages.
• Model predictors of clinical outcomes like length of stay or mortality based on patient age and ulcer characteristics.
• Benchmark hospitalization metrics for peptic ulcer disease within a centralized European healthcare system.

Strengths

• Dataset includes 606 hospitalizations with a median length of stay of 6 days.
• Provides specific mortality rates for older (≥65 years) and younger (<65 years) patient cohorts.
• Covers a 5-year time period from 2020 to 2024 in a defined geographic location (Riga, Latvia).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from a single hospital, which may limit generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Tertiary care hospital in Riga, Latvia.

Collection Method

Retrospective cohort study of hospital discharge records.

Time Range

2020 to 2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 17:31:03; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Riga, Latvia (Baltic region).