Table 5

Distribution of the total risk score and risk classification for bleeding after ESD for EGC in the validation cohort

Risk scoreRisk classification
Total pointsPatients
(n=2029)
Bleeding
(n=102)
Rate of bleeding (95% CI) (%)Risk categoriesPatients
(n=2029)
Bleeding
(n=102)
Rate of bleeding (95% CI) (%)
0749222.9 (1.8 to 4.4)Low-risk1481412.8 (2.0 to 3.7)
1732192.6 (1.6 to 4.0)
2268114.1 (2.1 to 7.2)Intermediate-risk268114.1 (2.7 to 7.2)
31462114.4 (9.1 to 21.1)
4781215.4 (8.2 to 25.3)High-risk2243314.7 (10.4 to 20.1)
5411126.8 (14.2 to 42.9)
610550.0 (18.7 to 81.3)Very high-risk561730.4 (18.8 to 44.1)
73133.3 (0.8 to 90.6)
8200.0 (0.0 to 84.2)
  • ESD, endoscopic submucosal dissection; EGC, early gastric cancer.