Table 4.

Results of endoscopic procedures

	Pre-octreotide (N = 63)	Post-octreotide (N = 18)	P value
Lesions identified as source of GI bleeding
Arteriovenous malformation	28 (44%)	5 (28%)	0.18
Erosion, gastritis or colitis	8 (13%)	1 (6%)	0.48
Dieulafoy lesion	2 (3%)	0 (0%)	0.42
Diverticulum	1 (2%)	0 (0%)	0.75
No active site identified	24 (38%)	12 (67%)	0.028*
Localization of GI bleeding
Esophagus	2 (3%)	0 (0%)	0.42
Stomach/duodenum	17 (27%)	5 (28%)	0.94
Small intestine	12 (19%)	0 (0%)	0.042*
Large intestine	8 (13%)	1 (6%)	0.52
Unknown origin	24 (38%)	12 (67%)	0.028*
Performed therapy
Clipping	5 (8%)	0 (0%)	0.24
Argon plasma coagulation	19 (30%)	3 (17%)	0.28
Infrared radiation embolization	2 (3%)	0 (0%)	0.42
No invasive therapies	37 (59%)	15 (83%)	0.044*

^*p <0.05 by McNemar’s test