TABLE 3.
Clinical results
|
Adrenaline injection |
P | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| With APC | With hemoclips | ||
| Initial hemostasis, n (%) | 86 (96.6) | 82 (98.8) | 0.337 |
| Rebleeding, n (%) | 10 (11.2) | 4 (4.8) | 0.124 |
| Duodenal ulcer | 1/53 | 2/38 | 0.569 |
| Anterior | 0/33 | 1/21 | |
| Posterior | 1/15 | 1/12 | |
| Superior | 0 | 0 | |
| Inferior | 0 | 0 | |
| Gastric ulcer | 9/36 | 2/45 | 0.01 |
| Antrum/incisura | 0 | 0 | |
| Lesser curvature | 5/14 | 2/33 | |
| Fundus and body | 1/5 | 0/5 | |
| Cardia | 3/10 | 0/7 | |
| Ulcer type | |||
| Spurting artery | 2/9 | 0/7 | |
| Oozing | 0/2 | 0/3 | |
| Visible vessel | 7/69 | 4/61 | |
| Adherent clot | 1/9 | 0/12 | |
| Ulcer size | |||
| <10 mm | 4/36 | 1/44 | |
| 10 mm to 20 mm | 5/40 | 3/32 | |
| >20 mm | 1/12 | 0/7 | |
| Definite hemostasis, n (%) | 85 (95.5) | 82 (98.8) | 0.206 |
| Need for surgery, n (%) | 2 (2.2) | 0 | 0.266 |
| Mortality, n (%) | 2 (2.2) | 1 (1.2) | 0.526 |
Data presented as n/n unless specified otherwise. APC Argon plasma coagulation