Prophylactic clip application for large pedunculated polyps before snare polypectomy may decrease immediate postpolypectomy bleeding

Table 4 Univariate analyses of predictors associated with total bleeding events (immediate and delayed postpolypectomy bleeding)

Variables	OR	95% CI	P-value
Age (≥60 vs. < 60)	0.925	0.428–2.000	0.844
Sex (male vs. female)	0.975	0.390–2.38	0.956
DM (yes vs. no)	0.929	0.237–3.642	0.916
HTN (yes vs. no)	0.655	0.284–1.509	0.320
BMI (≥24 vs. < 24)	1.295	0.604–2.777	0.506
Use of antiplatelet (yes vs. no)	0.857	0.289–2.536	0.780
Prophylactic clip application (yes vs. no)	0.354	0.157–0.795	0.012
Bowel preparation (excellent or good vs. adequate)	0.428	0.176–1.039	0.061
Polyp size (≥20 mm vs. 10–19 mm)	3.790	1.698–8.459	0.001
Stalk diameter (≥4 mm vs. 1–3 mm)	2.060	0.927–4.580	0.076
Location of polyp (left colon vs. right colon)	2.702	1.122–6.505	0.027
High-grade adenoma (yes vs. no)	0.846	0.257–2.785	0.783
Adenocarcinoma (yes vs. no)	1.129	0.209–6.095	0.887

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; HTN, hypertension; DM, diabetes mellitus; BMI, body mass index

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