Cost-effectiveness of endoscopic ultrasound-guided coils plus cyanoacrylate injection compared to endoscopic cyanoacrylate injection in the management of gastric varices

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Table 1 Baseline characteristics and cost description per intervention

	Total (n = 36)	CYA (n = 19)	Coils + CYA (n = 17)	P value
Age (yr), mean ± SD	63.06 ± 10.1	62.83 ± 11.5	63.29 ± 8.8	0.895¹
Gender (female), n (%)	16 (44.4)	9 (47.4)	7 (41.2)	0.970²
Indication, n (%)				< 0.001²
Acute bleeding	26 (72.2)	19 (100.0)	7 (41.2)
Secondary prophylaxis	10 (27.7)	-	10 (58.8)
Type of GV, n (%)				0.906²
GOV II	24 (66.7)	12 (63.1)	12 (70.5)
IGV I	12 (33.3)	7 (36.9)	5 (29.5)
Varix size (mm), mean ± SD	21.8 ± 7.8	21.1 ± 8.7	22.6 ± 6.8	0.578¹
Technical success (n of events), n (%)	33/36 (91.6)	16/19 (84.2)	17/17 (100)	0.231³
Volume of CYA (mL), median (range)	1.8 (0.6–6.6)	1.8 (0.6–6.6)	1.8 (1.2–2.4)	0.136
No of coils, median (range)	2 (1–3)	0	2 (1–3)	N/A

¹Welch Two Sample t-test.

²Pearson's Chi-squared test with Yates' continuity correction.

³Fisher's Exact Test for Count Data. CYA: Cyanoacrylate; SD: Standard deviation; GV: Gastric varix; GOV: Gastroesophageal varices; IGV: Isolated gastric varices; USD: United States dollar; N/A: Not available.

Citation: Robles-Medranda C, Nebel JA, Puga-Tejada M, Oleas R, Baquerizo-Burgos J, Ospina-Arboleda J, Valero M, Pitanga-Lukashok H. Cost-effectiveness of endoscopic ultrasound-guided coils plus cyanoacrylate injection compared to endoscopic cyanoacrylate injection in the management of gastric varices. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2021; 13(1): 13-23
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v13/i1/13.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v13.i1.13