Abstract:Objective To investigate the relationship of serum prostaglandin E-2 (PGE-2), blood lactate levels with the severity and prognosis of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (AUGB).Methods A total of 211 patients with AUGB who were admitted to the hospital from May 2018 to October 2021 were selected as the research subjects, and the AUGB patients were followed up for 30 d after admission, and the basic data of the patients were collected. The levels of PGE-2 and lactate in AUGB patients with different disease severity were analyzed, the factors affecting the prognosis of AUGB patients were analyzed, and the value of serum PGE-2 and blood lactate levels in predicting the prognosis of AUGB patients was analyzed.Results The level of PGE-2 in the severe AUGB disease group was lower than that in the mild and moderate AUGB disease group, and the lactic acid level in the severe AUGB disease group was higher than that in the mild and moderate AUGB disease group (P < 0.05). The level of PGE-2 in the moderate AUGB disease group was lower than that in the mild AUGB disease group, and the lactate level in the moderate AUGB disease group was higher than that in the mild AUGB disease group (P < 0.05). Of the 211 AUGB patients, 20 died during the follow-up period, and the remaining 191 survived. Logistic multivariate regression analysis showed: AUGB times [O^R = 4.063, (95% CI: 1.672, 9.875) ], Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) score [O^R = 6.080, (95% CI: 2.502, 14.776) ], Rockall score [O^R = 6.855, (95% CI: 2.821, 16.660) ], lactate [O^R = 4.175, (95% CI: 1.718, 10.145) ], and PGE-2 [O^R = 3.927, (95% CI: 1.616, 9.545) ] levels were the risk factors affecting the prognosis of AUGB patients factor (P < 0.05). The results of ROC curve analysis showed that the sensitivities of serum PGE-2, lactate, and their combination in predicting the prognosis of patients with AUGB were 75.00% (95% CI: 0.506, 0.904), 70.00% (95% CI: 0.457, 0.872), and 70.00% (95% CI: 0.457, 0.872); the specificity was 80.10% (95% CI: 0.736, 0.854), 77.49% (95% CI: 0.708, 0.831), and 90.05% (95% CI: 0.847, 0.938); the AUC were 0.772 (95% CI: 0.660, 0.884), 0.766 (95% CI: 0.671, 0.861), and 0.907 (95% CI: 0.847, 0.968).Conclusion Serum PGE-2 and lactate are not only related to the condition of AUGB patients, but also to the prognosis of AUGB patients, and PGE-2 combined with lactate has a good effect on predicting the prognosis of AUGB patients.