Clip-assisted endoscopic cyanoacrylate injection vs endoscopic ultrasound-guided coil and cyanoacrylate injection for gastric varices: A propensity score-matched study

Table 3 Subgroup analysis of the outcomes between clip-assisted endoscopic cyanoacrylate injection and endoscopic ultrasound-guided coil and cyanoacrylate injection management for patients with a maximum diameter of gastric fundal varices > 3 cm or 4 cm, mean ± SD/n (%)

Variable	Maximum diameter of gastric fundal varices ≥ 3 cm		Maximum diameter of gastric fundal varices ≥ 4 cm
	Clip group (n = 30)	EUS group (n = 12)	Clip group (n = 18)	EUS group (n = 7)
Child-Pugh score	7.2 (1.3)	6.6 (1.7)	7.1 (1.2)	6.1 (1.3)
MELD score	9.1 (2.1)	7.9 (4.4)	8.8 (2.4)	7.0 (3.6)
Amount of cyanoacrylate, mL	2.5 ± 1.3	2.2 ± 0.4	2.8 ± 1.6	2.4 ± 0.6
Eradication of gastric fundal varices	25 (83.3)	10 (83.3)	15 (83.3)	6 (85.7)
Operating time, minute	24.1 (10.1)	44.9 (21.0)b	27.4 (11.1)	40.8 (10.7)a
Cyanoacrylate embolization	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Five-day rebleeding	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
One-year rebleeding	6 (20.0)	2 (16.7)	3 (16.7)	1 (14.3)
Death	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Endoscopic therapy costs, Chinese yuan	7147.7 ± 5425.1	12950.1 ± 6230.0a	6764.0 ± 5639.5	12010.0 ± 6487.4a

^aP < 0.05.

^bP < 0.001.

EUS: Endoscopic ultrasound; MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease.