From: Differences in bleeding behavior after endoscopic band ligation: a retrospective analysis
 | Without bleeding complications (n = 225) | Bleeding from recurrent varices (n = 15) | Bleeding from EBL-ulcers (n = 14) | Bleeding from an unknown location (n = 1) |
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Age (y): | 57.3 ± 12.6 | 53.5 ± 12.2 | 51.1 ± 10.4 | 36 ± 0.0 |
Sex (M/F): | 146/79 | 9/6 | 10/4 | 0/1 |
Variceal strands: | 3.00 ± 1.1 | 3.5 ± 0.6 | 3.1 ± 1.1 | 4.0 ± 0.0 |
Ligation sessions: | 1.4 ± 0.8 | 2.2 ± 1.1 | 2.5 ± 1.6 | 3.0 ± 0.0 |
Average number of applied rubber bands per patient and session: | 6.0 ± 2.5 | 6.0 ± 3.0 | 6.4 ± 1.4 | 6.0 ± 0. 0 |
Duration of hospital stay after ligation (days) | 13.2 ± 9.1 | 19.0 ± 14.0 | 21.8 ± 15.4 | 18 ± 0.0 |