Table 2.
Clinical and laboratory features of patients with variceal bleeding episodes
| Mean (SD)/Count (%) | |
|---|---|
| Time from initial diagnosis to bleeding (months) | 39 (6) |
| Mental examination at presentation | |
| Normal | 21 (65.7%) |
| Confusion | 8 (28.6%) |
| Stupor | 2 (5.7%) |
| Heart rate | |
| Normal | 24 (77%) |
| Tachycardia | 7 (23%) |
| Blood pressure | |
| Normal | 23 (74%) |
| Hypotensive | 8 (27%) |
| Ascites at presentation | |
| Absent | 15 (48.6%) |
| Mild | 6 (20%) |
| Overt | 10 (31.4%) |
| Medications | |
| Use of antiplatelet agents | 2 (8.6%) |
| Use of anticoagulant agents | 5 (17.1%) |
| Use of beta-blockers | 20 (62.9%) |
| Laboratory values | |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 9 (7.9–11) |
| Platelet (per μL) | 110 (87–152) |
| Sodium (mg/dL) | 136 (133–137) |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.75 (0.61–0.99) |
| Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL) | 30.8 (14–37.23) |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 2.82 (2.5–3.2) |
| Bilirubin (mg/dL) | 1.56 (1–2.3) |
| International normalized ratio | 1.36 (1.2–1.4) |
| Activated partial thromboplastin time | 25.8 (22.2–33.2) |