Management of digestive bleeding related to portal hypertension in cirrhotic patients: A French multicenter cross-sectional practice survey

Table 2 Previous bleeding and prophylaxis given before the index bleeding

Prophylaxis	n (%)
First bleeding event1	79 (63)
- Cirrhosis known before admission	40/79
- Prior endoscopy	25/40
- Prophylaxis before admission:	16/25
Esophageal varices stage 0-1:	0/7
Esophageal varices stage 2-3:	16/18
• Beta-blockade	12
• Ligation	2
• Ligation and beta-blockade	2
Recurrent bleeding	46 (37)
- Prophylaxis before admission:
• None2	11 (24)
• Sclerosis	2 (4)
• Ligation	4 (9)
• Beta-blockade	13 (28)
• Ligation/sclerosis plus beta-blockade/nitrate derivative	16 (35)

¹Missing data: one death shortly after admission;

²Cirrhosis had not been diagnosed at the time of the previous hemorrhage in three patients.