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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2018; 24(44): 5025-5033
Published online Nov 28, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i44.5025
Published online Nov 28, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i44.5025
Table 2 Clinical outcomes of the patients n (%)
| Outcomes | All patients(n = 274) | Urgent endoscopy(n = 173) | Non-urgent endoscopy(n = 101) | P value |
| Hospital admission duration, days, median (IQR) | 4.0 (3.0-9.5) | 4.0 (2.0-9.0) | 4.0 (3.0-11.0) | 0.033 |
| In-hospital mortality | 22 (8.0) | 14 (8.1) | 8 (7.9) | 0.960 |
| Re-bleeding rate | 60 (21.9) | 35 (20.2) | 25 (24.8) | 0.449 |
| Six-week mortality | 69 (25.2) | 39 (22.5) | 30 (29.7) | 0.197 |
| Liver transplantation | 25 (9.1) | 14 (8.1) | 11 (10.9) | 0.515 |
- Citation: Yoo JJ, Chang Y, Cho EJ, Moon JE, Kim SG, Kim YS, Lee YB, Lee JH, Yu SJ, Kim YJ, Yoon JH. Timing of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy does not influence short-term outcomes in patients with acute variceal bleeding. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24(44): 5025-5033
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v24/i44/5025.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v24.i44.5025