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Comparison of the responses of angiodysplasia and GAVE to treatment with endoscopic argon plasma coagulation
| Angiodysplasia N = 27 |
GAVE N = 19 |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment sessions, mean ± SD* |
1.1 ± 0.1 |
2.4 ± 1.4 |
<0.001 |
| Recurrent bleeding, n (%) |
2 (7.4) |
15 (78.9) |
<0.001 |
| Complete hemostasis and hospital discharge, n (%) |
27 (100%) |
15 (78.9) |
0.024 |
| Mortality related to bleeding, n (%) | 0 (0) | 3 (15.8) | 0.064 |
* SD: 1 standard deviation
