Adherence to surveillance endoscopy following hospitalization for index esophageal variceal hemorrhage

Table 5 Characteristics of those adherent to surveillance at 1-yr intervals vs no endoscopic follow up n (%)

Measures	1-yr surveillance (n = 12)	No post-discharge EGD (n = 46)	P value
Male	7 (58)	29 (63)	0.7518
Age, median (range), yr	55 (45-78)	54.5 (31-82)	0.4237
Etiology of cirrhosis,
Alcohol	6 (50)	28 (61)	0.5273
Hepatitis C	2 (17)	6 (13)	0.6649
Other	4 (33)	12 (26)	0.7200
Recent alcohol use	4 (33)	21 (46)	0.5255
Distance from hospital, median (range), kilometers	30.4 (3.7-80.3)	20.9 (1.5-95.1)	0.4965
MELD score, median (range)	11.5 (6-17)	13 (7-26)	0.1707
Child-turcotte-pugh classification
A	3 (25)	9 (20)	0.6983
B	6 (50)	27 (59)	0.7455
C	3 (25)	10 (21)	1.0000
Index bleed in 2007 or earlier	2 (17)	19 (41)	0.1790
Medicaid1 or uninsured	0 (0)	17 (37)	0.0119
Comorbid psychiatric disorder	5 (42)	19 (41)	1.0000
Length of stay, median (range), d	6 (3-7)	5 (3-75)	0.6455
Beta-blocker at discharge	12 (100)	38 (80)	0.1851

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