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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2014; 20(32): 11326-11332
Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11326
Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11326
Overall | ETOH | Non-ETOH | P value | |
No. ICU admissions | 243 | 151 | 92 | |
Mean age | 54.33 | 52.92 | 58.25 | 0.002 |
Male sex | 165 (67.9) | 119 | 46 | 0.003 |
White ethnicity | 235 (96.7) | 147 | 88 | 0.04 |
Nonselective beta-blocker | 82 (33.7) | 45 | 37 | 0.51 |
Index bleed | 128 (52.6) | 78 | 50 | 0.07 |
Deaths | 43 (17.6) | 22 | 21 | 0.88 |
- Citation: Lim N, Desarno MJ, Lidofsky SD, Ganguly E. Hospitalization for variceal hemorrhage in an era with more prevalent cirrhosis. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(32): 11326-11332
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i32/11326.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11326