Table 1

Baseline characteristics and clinical course of 2020 and 2019 cohort

Variable2020 Endoscopies (N=80)2019 Endoscopies (N=144)P value
Age, years66 (50–74)63 (47–78)0.25
Male sex49 (61.3%)87 (60.4%)>0.99
Admitted due to an upper gastrointestinal bleed43 (53.8%)84 (58.3%)0.57
Endoscopy within 24 hours of referral59 (73.8%)100 (70.4%)0.64
Consultant present at endoscopy56 (70.0%)80 (55.6%)0.05
Endoscopy performed out of hours17 (21.3%)22 (15.5%)0.28
Endoscopy performed on critical care18 (22.5%)15 (10.4%)0.02
Pre-endoscopy Glasgow Blatchford Score10.0 (3.5)9.4 (4.0)0.22
Bleed secondary to variceal haemorrhage13 (16.3%)20 (14.0%)0.70
Interventions performed during endoscopy27 (33.8%)39 (27.3%)0.40
Haemostasis achieved during endoscopy70 (87.5%)130 (90.9%)0.49
Postendoscopy Rockall Score6.0 (4.0–7.8)6.0 (3.0–13)0.49
Hospital length of stay, days11 (4–21)10 (3–21)0.62
30-day major rebleed incidence26 (32.5%)65 (45.1%)0.06
30-day survival61 (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.