Clinical impact of endoscopy in severely thrombocytopenic patients with hematologic malignancy experiencing gastrointestinal bleeding

Table 3 Outcomes of patients treated with medical management vs endoscopy, mean ± SD or n (%)

Variable	No endoscopy, n = 38	Endoscopy, n = 38	P value
Mortality at 30 days	8 (21.0)	14 (36.8)	0.13
Mortality at 1 year	27 (71.1)	28 (73.7)	0.78
ICU admission	12 (31.6)	14 (36.8)	0.63
PRBC transfusion	31 (81.6)	34 (89.5)	0.47
PLT transfusion	38 (100)	37 (97.4)	0.31
Recurrent bleeding	13 (34.2)	14 (36.8)	0.68
Length of stay (day)	18.2 ± 14.9	17.8 ± 25.7	0.94

ICU: Intensive care unit; PRBC: Packed red blood cells; PLT: Platelet.