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Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2011; 17(16): 2120-2125
Published online Apr 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i16.2120
Table 1 Characteristics of patients with rebleeding after endoscopic variceal band ligation for esophageal varices bleeding (mean ± SD) n (%)
VariableOverall (n = 128)
Sex (male/female)107 (83.6)/21 (16.4)
Age (yr)53.6 ± 13.9
Etiology
Virus61 (47.7)
Alcohol31 (24.2)
Virus + alcohol28 (21.9)
Others8 (6.2)
Index EGD finding
Active EV bleeding39 (30.5)
Blood in lumen49 (38.3)
Clean40 (31.2)
Duration between rebleeding and Index EVL14.0 (10.8)
1-5 d33 (25.8)
6-42 d95 (74.2)
Index EVL
CTP score9.8 ± 2.3
CTP classification
A12 (9.40)
B44 (34.4)
C72 (56.2)
MELD19.8 ± 8.9
Rebleeding
CTP score10.1 ± 2.6
CTP classification
A14 (10.9)
B36 (28.1)
C78 (60.9)
MELD21.4 ± 9.8