Survival outcomes and predictors of mortality, re-bleeding and complications for acute severe variceal bleeding requiring balloon tamponade

Table 3 Patient outcomes following Sengstaken-Blakemore Tube insertion

Variable	Value (n = 80)
Length of stay, d
Total hospital LOS	11.0 (7.0, 19.5)
ICU LOS	4.90 (2.3, 9.1)
Duration of mechanical ventilation, h	89.5 (39.3, 153.8)
Blood product transfusion
Packed red cells, units	6 (4, 10)
Platelets, units	1 (0, 3)
Fresh frozen plasma, units	2 (1, 6)
Achieved primary haemostasis	73 (91.3)
Re-bleeding	25 (34.2)
Complications of SBT	19 (34.5)
Mucosal ulceration and tears (without perforation)	17 (89.5)
Aspiration pneumonia	4 (21.0)
Perforation	1 (5.3)
TIPS
Underwent TIPS	17 (21.3)
Time to TIPS from SBT, d	2.95 (1.4, 4.1)
Survival
Survived hospital admission	41 (51.2)
Alive at 6 wk	41 (51.2)
Alive at 26 wk	39 (48.8)
Alive at 52 wk	37 (46.3)

Categorical variables presented as number, (percentage) and continuous variables as median, (interquartile range). LOS: Length of stay; SBT: Sengstaken-Blakemore tube; TIPS: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.