Table 6

 Overall hospital mortality and hospital mortality related to Child’s grading in patients receiving injection sclerotherapy or octreotide

Injection sclerotherapy (n=77) Octreotide (n=73)
Overall mortality13/77 (16.9%)23/73 (31.5%)
Mortality related to Child’s grading
 A1/11 (9.1%)0/12 (0%)
 B1/25 (4.0%)6/22 (27.2%)
 C11/41 (26.8%)17/39 (43.6%)