Variable | 2020 Endoscopies (N=80) | 2019 Endoscopies (N=144) | P value |
Age, years | 66 (50–74) | 63 (47–78) | 0.25 |
Male sex | 49 (61.3%) | 87 (60.4%) | >0.99 |
Admitted due to an upper gastrointestinal bleed | 43 (53.8%) | 84 (58.3%) | 0.57 |
Endoscopy within 24 hours of referral | 59 (73.8%) | 100 (70.4%) | 0.64 |
Consultant present at endoscopy | 56 (70.0%) | 80 (55.6%) | 0.05 |
Endoscopy performed out of hours | 17 (21.3%) | 22 (15.5%) | 0.28 |
Endoscopy performed on critical care | 18 (22.5%) | 15 (10.4%) | 0.02 |
Pre-endoscopy Glasgow Blatchford Score | 10.0 (3.5) | 9.4 (4.0) | 0.22 |
Bleed secondary to variceal haemorrhage | 13 (16.3%) | 20 (14.0%) | 0.70 |
Interventions performed during endoscopy | 27 (33.8%) | 39 (27.3%) | 0.40 |
Haemostasis achieved during endoscopy | 70 (87.5%) | 130 (90.9%) | 0.49 |
Postendoscopy Rockall Score | 6.0 (4.0–7.8) | 6.0 (3.0–13) | 0.49 |
Hospital length of stay, days | 11 (4–21) | 10 (3–21) | 0.62 |
30-day major rebleed incidence | 26 (32.5%) | 65 (45.1%) | 0.06 |
30-day survival | 61 (76.3%) | 132 (91.7%) | 0.002* |
Categorical data are described as n (%). Non-parametric data (age, postendoscopy Rockall Score and hospital length of stay) are described as median (IQR). Parametric data (pre-endoscopy Glasgow Blatchford Score) are described as mean (SD). Missing data in 2019 cohort for bleeding secondary to variceal haemorrhage (n=1), interventions at the time of endoscopy (n=1), haemostasis achieved at the time of endoscopy (n=1), postendoscopy Rockall Score (n=1), endoscopy within 24 hours of referral (n=2) and endoscopy performed out of hours (n=2).
*Statistical significance following correction for false discovery.