Table 3: Short-term success was defined as successful hemostasis during endoscopy persisting for at least 24 hours. Long-term success was defined as no further bleeding from the treated bleeding source within 30 days. One patient died during EE due to an aortoesophageal fistula. Three more patients died due to septic multiorganic failure during the hospital stay; one patient died due to liver failure following cirrhosis. These four fatalities were not linked to emergency endoscopy.

Per examination Per patient Overall success      Short-term 34/35 (97.1%) 26/27 (96.3%)  Long-term 23/35 (65.7%) 17/27 (63.0%) Success upper GIB      Examinations 33 25  Short-term success 32 (97,0%) 24 (96%)  Long-term success 21 (63,6%) 15 (60%) Long-term success      Primary therapy 9/14 (64,3%)    Salvage therapy 14/21 (66,7%)   Success lower GIB     Endoscopy 2 2  Examinations 2 (100%) 2 (100%)  Short-term success 2 (100%) 2 (100%)  Long-term success 2 (100%) 2 (100%) Unsuccessful treatment = recurrent bleeding 11/33 (33.3%) 11/25 (44.0%)  Ulcers 9 9  Carcinoma 2 2 Fatalities 5/35 (14.2%) 5/27 (18.5%)  Bleeding associated 1 1  Others 4 4 Further interventions 10/35 (28,6%) 10/27 (37,0%)  Emergency surgery 3 3  Reendoscopy 6 6  Radiologic coiling 1 1 Technical failure 1/35 (2.8%) Clotting of catheter 1/27 (3.7%)