Table 1

Mortality (%) in patients with bleeding varices (group BV) compared with those in patients with known varices who did not bleed (group NBV)

Group BVGroup NBV
Year 124.9 (4.40)19.5 (1.80)
    Range7.4–64.26.2–39.7
Year 232.2 (6.50) (n=9)31.4 (3.45) (n=18)
    Range14.7–71.19.6–52.6
Year 346.0 (7.31) (n=9)
    Range16.9–80.2
Year 456.5 (8.33) (n=6)
    Range33.6–82.7