Influences of etiology and endoscopic appearance on the long-term outcomes of gastric antral vascular ectasia

Table 3 Comparison of the clinical outcomes of patients with or without cirrhosis

	Cirrhosis (n = 16)	No cirrhosis (n = 7)	P value
Overt bleeding, n (%)	4 (25.0)	6 (85.7)	0.019
APC treatment, n (%)	4 (25.0)	6 (85.7)	0.019
No. of admissions d/t GAVE bleeding, mean ± SD	3.00 ± 2.45	3.00 ± 2.83	NS
No. of APC sessions, mean ± SD	4.50 ± 4.95	4.80 ± 5.08	NS
Success of APC	4/4	6/6	NS
Surgery	0	0	NS
Death due to GAVE bleeding	0	0	NS
Follow-up, month, median (range)	24 (6-84)	26 (4-96)	NS

APC: Argon plasma cauterization; GAVE: Gastric antral vascular ectasia; NS: Not significant.