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Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2009; 15(27): 3421-3425
Published online Jul 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3421
Table 1 Characteristics of patients undergoing LSD and OSD (mean ± SD), n (%)
VariableLSDOSDP value
Patients (n)2626-
Average age (yr)41.5 ± 21.844.6 ± 19.6NS
Gender (M/F)19/721/5NS
Etiology
HBV + cirrhosis23 (88.46)21 (80.77)NS
Alcoholic cirrhosis1 (3.85)2 (7.69)NS
Cryptogenic2 (7.69)3 (11.54)NS
Child-Pugh score
A17 (65.38)20 (76.92)NS
B8 (30.77)5 (19.23)NS
C1 (3.85)1 (3.85)NS
Variceal bleeding events3.2 ± 1.83.7 ± 1.6NS