Decline of the Sengstaken-Blakemore tube: A review of shifting practices in gastrointestinal hemorrhage management

Table 2 Rate of complications in esophageal stenting vs balloon tamponade from current literature

Classification	Percentage
Success rate	66%-96%	94%
Re-bleeding	0%-16.6%	50%
Device related ulceration	2.9%-7.7%	6.7%
Device migration	18.2%-23.8%	0%
Mortality from progressive hepatic damage and multi-organ failure	0%-38.9%	42%
TIPS performed	10.9%-46.1%	66.6%
Aspiration pneumonia or broncho aspiration	7.7%	53.3%
Esophageal rupture	0%	7.1%

TIPS: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.