Cyanoacrylate Injection Compared with Band Ligation for Acute Gastric Variceal Hemorrhage: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials and Observational Studies
Table 3
Comparison of complications between GVO and GVL.
Variable
Number of patients
Combined OR (95% CI)
Model
(%)
P value for heterogeneity
Ulcers/ulcer bleeding
5 (493)
0.32 (0.17–0.67)
Fixed effect
17.7
0.302
Infections
7 (648)
0.94 (0.58–1.50)
Fixed effect
0.0
0.601
Vascular events1
4 (403)
1.76 (0.35–8.85)
Fixed effect
0.0
0.941
Pain
2 (220)
0.54 (0.19–1.54)
Fixed effect
42.9
0.186
Dysphagia
1 (150)
5.29 (0.60–46.38)
—
—
—
HE
1 (150)
3.08 (0.31–30.34)
—
—
—
HRS
1 (150)
4.17 (0.45–38.21)
—
—
—
GVO: cyanoacrylate injection; GVL: band ligation; HE: hepatic encephalopathy; HRS: hepatorenal syndrome; CI: confidence interval; OR: odds ratio. Vascular events include cerebral vascular accident and embolism.
