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Table 3 Endoscopic sphincterotomy bleeding and outcomes

From: Direct oral anticoagulants increase bleeding risk after endoscopic sphincterotomy: a retrospective study

 

DOAC group n = 42

No-drug group n = 482

p value

Bleeding

6 (14.0%)

15 (3.1%)

0.004

Bleeding during EST

2/6 (33.0%)

8/15 (53.3%)

0.635

Post-EST bleeding

4/6 (67.0%)

7/15 (46.7%)

0.635

Shock

2/6 (33.0%)

2/15 (13.3%)

0.544

Transfusion

1/6 (17.0%)

3/15 (20.0%)

0.99

Change in hemoglobin level

− 0.65 (− 7.3 to 0.7)

− 0.9 (− 5.1 to 1.7)

0.134

Hospitalization

8 (4–65) days

7 (3–71) days

0.06

  1. Data are presented as median (range)
  2. DOAC Direct oral anticoagulant, EST endoscopic sphincterotomy