Historical overview and review of current day treatment in the management of acute variceal haemorrhage

Table 1 Predictors of day 5 treatment failure

Variable	OR	95%CI
Transfusion in 24 h (units)	1.35	1.13-1.61
CTP class	2.27	1.22-4.22
AST (per 10 U increase)	1.03	1.01-1.06
PV thrombosis	2.75	1.25-6.04

Adapted from D’Amico et al[14]. AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; PV: Portal vein; CTP: Child–Turcotte–Pugh.