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Table 2 Variceal bleeding

From: Endoscopic sclerotherapy compared with no specific treatment for the primary prevention of bleeding from esophageal varices. A randomized controlled multicentre trial [ISRCTN03215899]

 

Sclerotherapy n = 84

Controls n = 82

Patients (n)

  

Variceal bleeding

21 (25%)

23 (28%)

Non-variceal bleeding

7(8%)

7(8.5%)

Episodes

  

Variceal bleeding

32

39

All upper GI-bleeding

48

49

Child-Pugh class

  

A

11/44

11/47

B

8/32

8/25

C

2/8

4/10

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BMC Gastroenterology

ISSN: 1471-230X

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