Table 3.
Short-term success was defined as successful hemostasis during endoscopy persisting for at least 24 hours. Long-term success was defined as no further bleeding from the treated bleeding source within 30 days. One patient died during EE due to an aortoesophageal fistula. Three more patients died due to septic multiorganic failure during the hospital stay; one patient died due to liver failure following cirrhosis. These four fatalities were not linked to emergency endoscopy.
| Per examination | Per patient | |
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| Overall success | ||
| Short-term | 34/35 (97.1%) | 26/27 (96.3%) |
| Long-term | 23/35 (65.7%) | 17/27 (63.0%) |
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| Success upper GIB | ||
| Examinations | 33 | 25 |
| Short-term success | 32 (97,0%) | 24 (96%) |
| Long-term success | 21 (63,6%) | 15 (60%) |
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| Long-term success | ||
| Primary therapy | 9/14 (64,3%) | |
| Salvage therapy | 14/21 (66,7%) | |
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| Success lower GIB | ||
| Endoscopy | 2 | 2 |
| Examinations | 2 (100%) | 2 (100%) |
| Short-term success | 2 (100%) | 2 (100%) |
| Long-term success | 2 (100%) | 2 (100%) |
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| Unsuccessful treatment = recurrent bleeding | 11/33 (33.3%) | 11/25 (44.0%) |
| Ulcers | 9 | 9 |
| Carcinoma | 2 | 2 |
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| Fatalities | 5/35 (14.2%) | 5/27 (18.5%) |
| Bleeding associated | 1 | 1 |
| Others | 4 | 4 |
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| Further interventions | 10/35 (28,6%) | 10/27 (37,0%) |
| Emergency surgery | 3 | 3 |
| Reendoscopy | 6 | 6 |
| Radiologic coiling | 1 | 1 |
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| Technical failure | 1/35 (2.8%) Clotting of catheter |
1/27 (3.7%) |