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

Table 4 Predictors of 6 wk mortality after acute severe variceal bleeding requiring balloon tamponade

Variable (n = 75)	Univariate analysis		Multivariate analysis (n = 68)
	OR (95%CI)	P value	OR (95%CI)	P value
Age	0.99 (0.95-1.04)	0.669	-	-
Male sex	1.33 (0.45-3.98)	0.606	-	-
Haemodynamic instability	2.01 (0.75-5.41)	0.167	-	-
INR	8.19 (2.10-31.89)	0.002	-	-
Albumin	0.924 (0.85-1.01)	0.063	-	-
Bilirubin	1.02 (1.01-1.030)	0.009	-	-
Creatinine	1.02 (1.01-1.035)	0.024	-	-
Sodium	0.93 (0.86-0.99)	0.045	-	-
pH	0.02 (0.01-0.68)	0.030	-	-
Lactate	1.16 (1.02-1.31)	0.019	-	-
AIMS65 score	1.96 (1.15-3.35)	0.014	-	-
GBS	0.98 (0.86-1.15)	0.767
Rockall score	1.44 (0.86-2.43)	0.168
Child-Pugh score	1.40 (1.01-1.80)	0.007	-	-
MELD score	1.22 (1.09-1.37)	< 0.001	1.21 (1.06-1.41)	0.006
HCC	6.58 (1.31-32.95)	0.022	11.51 (1.61-82.20)	0.015
Re-bleeding	8.76 (2.77-27.73)	< 0.001	13.06 (3.06- 55.71)	< 0.001
SBT complications	1.40 (0.44-4.51)	0.573	-	-
TIPS performed	0.30 (0.09-1.04)	0.058	-	-

INR: International normalised ratio; GBS: Glasgow-Blatchford score; MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease; HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; SBT: Sengstaken-Blakemore tube; TIPS: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.