Table 1 Patient characteristics
From: Preventive transarterial embolization in upper nonvariceal gastrointestinal bleeding
Variables | PE+ n = 25 | PE− n = 50 | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years, median (IQR) | 66 (74-57) | 63 (75-52) | 0,393 |
Gender/Male, no. of patients | 16 (64%) | 34 (68%) | 0,797 |
Comorbidities, no. of patients | 18 (72%) | 35 (70%) | 0,858 |
Heart disease, no. of patients | 13 (52%) | 30 (60%) | 0,509 |
Kidney disease, no. of patients | 3 (12%) | 6 (12%) | 1,000 |
Liver disease, no. of patients | 2 (8%) | 4 (8%) | 1,000 |
Cancer, no. of patients | 1 (4%) | 1 (2%) | 1,000 |
Metabolic disease, no. of patients | 4 (16%) | 10 (20%) | 0,763 |
Respiratory disease, no. of patients | 2 (8%) | 4 (8%) | 1,000 |
Cerebral disease, no. of patients | 6 (24%) | 11 (22%) | 0,881 |
Ulcer size, mm, median (IQR) | 152 (400-79) | 127 (225-79) | 0,737 |
Forrest IA, no. of patients | 5 (20%) | 11 (22%) | 0,937 |
Forrest IB, no. of patients | 4 (16%) | 7 (14%) | 0,937 |
Forrest IIA, no. of patients | 11 (44%) | 22 (44%) | 0,937 |
Forrest IIB, no. of patients | 5 (20%) | 10 (20%) | 0,937 |
HGB, g/dl, median (IQR) | 8,2 (11-7) | 8,7 (10-5,8) | 0,482 |
ERY, ×1012/L, median (IQR) | 2,7 (3,5-2,1) | 2,9 (3,7-2,1) | 0,727 |
INR, ratio, median (IQR) | 1,07 (1,25-1) | 1,16 (1,34-1) | 0,318 |
Shock index, median (IQR) | 0,93 (1,2-0,67) | 0,86 | 0,567 |
Rockall score, points, median (IQR) | 6 (5-7) | 6 | 0,608 |