Research Article

Risk Factors for Rebleeding after Emergency Endoscopic Treatment of Dieulafoy Lesion

Table 1

Baseline characteristics between the rebleeding and nonrebleeding group.

CharacteristicRebleeding (n = 26)Nonrebleeding (n = 107) valueTotal (n = 133)

Age, years, mean ± SD54.42 ± 19.2656.45 ± 15.940.5856.05 ± 16.58
≤60 (%)16 (21.9)57 (78.1)0.4573 (54.9)
>60 (%)10 (16.7)50 (83.3)60 (45.1)

GenderMale (%)20 (76.9)95 (88.8)0.12115 (86.5)
Female (%)6 (23.1)12 (11.2)18 (13.5)

DL locationFundus (%)2 (7.7)12 (11.2)0.4514 (10.5)
Body (%)12 (46.3)53 (49.5)65 (48.9)
Angulus (%)1 (3.8)3 (2.8)4 (3)
Antrum (%)07 (6.5)7 (5.3)
Duodenum (%)9 (34.6)22 (20.6)31 (23.4)
Anastomotic site (%)2 (7.6)10 (9.3)12 (9)

Other significant endoscopic findingsNone75 (70.1)21(80.8)0.8296 (72.2)
Other gastroduodenal ulcer5 (4.7)05 (3.8)
Anastomositis20 (18.7)4(15.4)24 (18)
Erosive gastritis7 (6.5)1 (3.8)8 (6)

Forrest classificationFI14 (21.9)50 (78.1)0.5264 (48.1)
FII12 (17.4)57 (82.6)69 (51.9)

Rockall scoreModerate risk group (score 3-4) (%)18 (69.2)90 (84.1)0.09108 (81.2)
High risk group (score ≥5) (%)8 (30.8)17 (15.9)25 (18.8)

AIMS65 score<2 (%)16 (17.2)77 (82.8)0.393 (69.9)
≥2 (%)10 (25)30 (75)40 (30.1)

Blatchford scoreLow-risk group (score <6) (%)1(3.8)10(9.3)0.3811 (8.3)
High-risk group (score ≥6) (%)25 (96.2)97 (90.7)122 (91.7)

Endoscopy treatmentPure injection (%)14 (45.2)17 (54.8)0.0231 (23.3)
Nonpure injection (%)6 (12.8)41 (87.2)47 (35.3)
Combination therapy (%)6 (11)49 (89)55 (41.4)

Clinical presentationHematemesis (%)20 (22)71 (78)0.3591 (68.4)
Melena (%)6 (14.3)36 (85.7)42 (31.6)

Alcohol (%)4 (12.9)27 (87.1)0.2931 (23.3)
Smoking (%)9 (34.6)33 (30.8)0.7242 (31.6)
NSAIDs (%)02 (1.9)12 (1.5)
Anticoagulants (%)02 (1.9)12 (1.5)
History of peptic ulcer (%)4 (15.4)15 (14)119 (14.3)
Hypertension (%)2 (7.7)20 (19.6)0.2422 (17.3)
Diabetes mellitus (%)06 (5.6)0.66 (4.5)
Coronary artery disease (%)03 (2.8)13 (2.3)
Renal failure (%)1(3.8)00.361 (0.8)
Systolic blood pressure, mean ± SD105.88 ± 17.67113.29 ± 18.60.07111.84 ± 18.59
Diastolic blood pressure, mean ± SD61.35 ± 11.1967.04 ± 13.220.0565.92 ± 13
Mean systolic blood pressure, mean ± SD75.2 ± 11.382.45 ± 13.940.0481.23 ± 13.77
Heart rate, mean ± SD88.92 ± 18.1585.31 ± 18.90.3886.02 ± 18.74
Shock index, mean ± SD0.86 ± 0.180.77 ± 0.190.040.79 ± 0.2
Hemoglobin, mean ± SD74.73 ± 15.6679.37 ± 24.730.3678.45 ± 23.26
WBC (109/L), mean ± SD10.45 ± 6.088.22 ± 3.90.038.66 ± 4.47
PLT (109/L), mean ± SD158.31 ± 63.41174.81 ± 107.410.45171.56 ± 100.34
BUN (mmol/L), mean ± SD9.59 ± 7.149.86 ± 6.570.849.8 ± 6.66
Cr (umol/L), mean ± SD103.16 ± 158.180.77 ± 25.830.2685.22 ± 73.12
Albumin (g/L), mean ± SD28.83 ± 4.2131.66 ± 6.490.0531.09 ± 6.2
PT (s), mean ± SD12.99 ± 2.5813.26 ± 9.780.8913.2 ± 8.84
APTT (s), mean ± SD33.7 ± 9.3329.61 ± 10.850.1130.41 ± 10.66
INR, mean ± SD1.15 ± 0.241.08 ± 0.170.111.1 ± 0.19
Operation (%)5 (19.2)00.0015 (3.8)
Mortality (%)3 (11.5)00.053 (2.3)