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

Table 5 Outcome of patients treated with endoscopy urgently vs non-urgently, mean ± SD or n (%)

	Endoscopy < 24 hours, n = 19	Endoscopy > 24 hours, n = 19	P value
Mortality at 30 days	6 (31.6)	2 (10.5)	0.11
Mortality at 1 year	4 (21.1)	6 (31.6)	0.46
ICU admission	9 (47)	5 (26.3)	0.18
PRBC transfusion	17 (89.5)	17 (89.5)	1.0
PLT transfusion	19 (100)	18 (94.7)	0.31
Recurrent bleeding	3 (15.8)	11 (57.9)	0.01a
Length of stay (days)	13.5 ± 13	22.1± 33.9	0.31

^aP < 0.05.

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