TABLE 2.
Characteristics of Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis Who Had Procedure‐Related Bleeding
| Gender | Years | Etiology | Pugh | MELD | Infection | AKI | Creatinine (mg/dL) | INR | Platelet Count (× 109/L) | Prophylaxis | Type of Procedure | Time From Admission to Bleeding (days) | Time From Procedure to Diagnosis of Bleeding | Type of Bleeding | Major* Bleeding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 42 | Alcohol | 7 | 21 | No | Yes | 3.1 | 1.3 | 69 | No | Permacath | 3 | 1 day after | Local hematoma | No |
| M | 53 | HCV | 7 | 21 | Yes | Yes | 1.8 | 2.2 | 40 | FFP | LVP | 7 | Same day | Local hematoma | No |
| M | 65 | NASH | 11 | 29 | Yes | Yes | 1.5 | 1.8 | 31 | PLT; FFP | Thoracentesis | 2 | 1 day after | Local hematoma | No |
| M | 78 | HCV | 8 | 10 | No | No | 0.6 | 1.2 | 61 | No | LVP | 6 | Same day | Local hematoma | No |
| F | 53 | PBC | 10 | 26 | Yes | Yes | 1.7 | 2.3 | 70 | FFP | LVP | 6 | Same day | PPH | Yes |
| M | 61 | Alcohol | 11 | 31 | No | Yes | 3.4 | 1.8 | 55 | FFP | LVP | 5 | 1 day after | PPH | Yes |
| M | 52 | Alcohol | 8 | 18 | No | No | 0.7 | 1.5 | 68 | No | Thoracentesis | 4 | Same day | Postthoracentesis hemorrhage | Yes |
*
Fatal bleeding and/or symptomatic bleeding in a critical area or organ and/or bleeding causing a fall in hemoglobin level of 20 g L−1 or more, or leading to transfusion of 2 or more units of whole blood or red cells.
Abbreviations: F, female; FFP, fresh frozen plasma; HCV, hepatitis C virus; LVP, large‐volume paracentesis; M, male; NASH, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; PBC, primary biliary cholangitis; PLT, platelets; PPH, postparacentesis hemoperitoneum.