From: Extremity risk factors of sepsis for gastrointestinal endoscopy in patients with liver cirrhosis
Sepsis following EGD and CFS | P value | ||
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Present (n = 36) | Absent (n = 306) | ||
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), n (%) | |||
Biopsy | 14 (38.9) | 104 (34.0) | 0.558 |
Polypectomy | 2 (5.6) | 5 (1.6) | 0.116 |
Either/both biopsy or polypectomy | 15 (41.7) | 112 (36.6) | 0.552 |
Colonofiberscopy (CFS), n (%) | |||
Biopsy | 15 (41.7) | 103 (33.7%) | 0.339 |
Polypectomy | 7 (19.4) | 54 (17.6) | 0.790 |
Either/both biopsy or polypectomy | 20 (55.6) | 152 (49.7) | 0.504 |