Characteristics | Total (N = 312) | Urgent-endoscopy group (N = 170) | Early-endoscopy group (N = 142) | P value |
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Age (years) | 62.98 ± 12.2 | 61.78 ± 13.74 | 64.42 ± 9.93 | 0.051 |
Male sex | 195 (62.5%) | 99 (58.2%) | 96 (67.6%) | 0.089 |
HCC | 61 (19.6%) | 29 (17.1%) | 32 (22.5%) | 0.225 |
Etiology | ||||
HBV | 225 (72.1%) | 125 (73.5%) | 100 (70.4%) | 0.542 |
HCV | 12 (3.8%) | 6 (3.5%) | 6 (4.2%) | – |
AIH | 29 (9.3%) | 13 (7.6%) | 16 (11.3%) | – |
Alcohor | 19 (6.1%) | 8 (4.7%) | 11 (7.7%) | – |
Other | 12 (24%) | 21 (23.9%) | 18 (23.9%) | – |
Coexisting diseases | ||||
Ischemic heart disease | 53 (17%) | 31 (18.2%) | 22 (15.5%) | 0.521 |
Cancer (except HCC) | 35 (11.2%) | 15 (8.8%) | 20 (14.1%) | 0.143 |
Diabetes mellitus | 103 (33%) | 49 (28.8%) | 54 (38%) | 0.085 |
High Blood Pressure | 98 (31.4%) | 57 (33.5%) | 41 (28.9%) | 0.378 |
COPD | 25 (8%) | 11 (6.5%) | 14 (9.9%) | 0.272 |
Prior upper GI bleeding | 142 (45.5%) | 82 (48.2%) | 60 (42.3%) | 0.291 |
Hepatic encephalopathy | 24 (7.7%) | 17 (10%) | 7 (4.9%) | 0.094 |
Ascites | 142 (45.5%) | 76 (44.7%) | 66 (46.5%) | 0.754 |
Vital signs | ||||
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 112.92 ± 17.56 | 112.1 ± 18.31 | 113.89 ± 16.63 | 0.370 |
Heart rate (beat/min) | 95.32 ± 16.19 | 96.71 ± 16.37 | 93.67 ± 15.88 | 0.099 |
Prognostic scores | ||||
Glasgow-Blatchford score | 11.22 ± 3.07 | 11.2 ± 3.02 | 11.24 ± 3.13 | 0.91 |
MELD score | 14.21 ± 4.99 | 14.04 ± 4.92 | 14.42 ± 5.09 | 0.502 |
CTP score | 8.05 ± 1.69 | 8.19 ± 1.83 | 7.89 ± 1.48 | 0.11 |
Time to endoscopy (hours) | 9.14 ± 8.70 | 2.57 ± 1.40 | 17.03 ± 7.07 | < 0.001 |
Risk factors | ||||
Clopidogrel use | 18 (5.8%) | 11 (6.5%) | 7 (4.9%) | 0.561 |
Aspirin use | 51 (16.3%) | 30 (17.6%) | 21 (14.8%) | 0.497 |
Beta blockers | 234 (75%) | 129 (75.9%) | 105 (73.9%) | 0.694 |
Laboratory | ||||
Hemoglobin | 76.43 ± 21.10 | 76.16 ± 22.14 | 76.75 ± 19.85 | 0.807 |
Platelet (103/mm3) | 100.21 ± 55.70 | 96.88 ± 58.31 | 104.20 ± 52.33 | 0.248 |
ALT | 49.40 ± 72.47 | 48.21 ± 66.20 | 50.81 ± 79.54 | 0.753 |
Total bilirubin | 38.01 ± 24.85 | 39.96 ± 26.83 | 35.68 ± 22.14 | 0.131 |
Serum albumin | 28.48 ± 5.62 | 28.50 ± 6.60 | 28.45 ± 4.18 | 0.946 |
Prothromin time (INR) | 1.37 ± 0.28 | 1.40 ± 0.29 | 1.34 ± 0.27 | 0.052 |
Serum creatinine | 76.30 ± 70.48 | 73.66 ± 37.09 | 79.46 ± 96.37 | 0.5 |