Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2010; 16(23): 2913-2917
Published online Jun 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i23.2913
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study population (n = 398)
n (%)
Sex (M/F) (% M)302/96 (75.6)
Age (yr)68.0 ± 10.2
Hypertension (-/+) (% positive)208/190 (47.7)
Diabetes mellitus (-/+) (% positive)349/49 (12.3)
Drugs potentially related to gastric injury/bleeding (-/+) (% positive)330/68 (17.1)
Location (UM/L) (% L)252/146 (36.7)
Depth (m/sm) (% sm)343/55 (13.8)
Ulcer (-/+) (% positive)367/31 (7.8)
Diameter of lesion (cm)43.1 ± 17.2
Duration of operation (min)69.0 ± 56.7
Coagulator (expert/beginner) (% beginner)182/216 (54.3)
Table 2 Background characteristics in relation to bleeding status (mean ± SD) n (%)
Bleeding (-) (n = 375)Bleeding (+) (n = 23)
Sex (M/F) (% M)283/92 (75.4)19/4 (82.6)
Age (yr)67.8 ± 10.270.1 ± 10.0
Hypertension (-/+) (% positive)198/177 (47.2)10/13 (56.5)
Diabetes Mellitus (-/+) (% positive)329/46 (12.2)20/3 (13.0)
Drugs potentially related to gastric injury/bleeding (-/+) (% positive)315/60 (16.0)15/8 (34.8)a
Location (UM/L) (% L)243/132 (33.2)9/14 (60.9)a
Depth (m/sm) (% sm)324/51 (13.6)19/4 (17.4)
Ulcer (-/+) (% positive)347/28 (7.4)20/3 (13.0)
Diameter of lesion (cm)42.7 ± 17.248.3 ± 17.3
Duration of operation (min)68.8 ± 56.772.2 ± 56.4
Coagulator (beginner/expert) (% beginner)197/178 (52.5)19/4 (82.6)a
Table 3 Significant predictors of post-ESD bleeding identified by multiple logistic regression
CharacteristicsOdds ratio95% CIP
Drugs potentially related to gastric injury/bleeding2.761.09-6.98a0.032
Tumor in lower third of stomach2.471.02-5.96a0.044
Beginner coagulator3.931.29-11.91a0.016
Table 4 Risk factors for post-ESD bleeding according to bleeding site
Marginal bleeding (n = 17)Central bleeding (n = 6)
Drugs potentially related to gastric injury/bleeding6 (35.3)3 (50.0)
Tumor in the lower third of stomach9 (52.9)5 (83.3)
Beginner coagulator16 (94.1)3 (50.0)a