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Overview on patient characteristics, indications and overall success rates
| Patients, n | 84 |
| Sex | 50 males |
| 34 females | |
| Age (yr), median | 71 (2-98) |
| Clip type | |
| 12/6T | 77 |
| 14/6T | 24 |
| OTSCs (n total) | 101 |
| Indication for OTSC placement | |
| Upper GI bleeding | 41 |
| Lower GI bleeding | 3 |
| Gastrointestinal perforation | 7 |
| Fistula | 3 |
| Bleeding prevention | 12 |
| Perforation prevention | 18 |
| Technical success | 78/84 (92.85%) |
| Clinical success | 75/84 (89.28%) |
GI: Gastrointestinal; OTSC: Over-the-scope-clip.
