Adherence to surveillance endoscopy following hospitalization for index esophageal variceal hemorrhage

Table 4 Characteristics of those completing variceal obliteration and surveillance at 1-yr intervals n (%)

Measures	1-yr surveillance (n = 12)	Incomplete adherence (n = 87)	P value
Male	7 (58)	52 (60)	1.0000
Age, median (range), yr	55 (45-78)	54 (31-82)	0.1936
Etiology of cirrhosis
Alcohol	6 (50)	56 (64)	0.3560
Hepatitis C	2 (17)	10 (12)	0.6364
Other	4 (33)	21 (24)	0.4918
Recent alcohol use	15 (45)	42 (48)	0.3726
Distance from hospital, median (range), kilometers	30.4 (3.7-80.3)	13.7 (0.8-95.1)	0.3898
MELD score, median (range)	11.5 (6-17)	13 (7-27)	0.2543
Child-turcotte-pugh classification
A	3 (25)	21 (24)	1.0000
B	6 (50)	47 (54)	1.0000
C	3 (25)	19 (22)	0.7259
Index bleed in 2007 or earlier	2 (17)	42 (48)	0.0607
Medicaid1 or uninsured	0 (0)	31 (36)	0.0160
Comorbid psychiatric disorder	5 (42)	34 (39)	1.0000
Length of stay, median (range), d	6 (3-7)	5 (2-75)	0.8808
Beta-blocker at discharge	12 (100)	74 (85)	0.3572

¹Government-sponsored health plan that assists with medical costs in selected low income individuals. MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease.