Prognostic indicators in XXXX after treatment by schlerotherapy.

@entity1 @entity2313 @entity82 @entity548 @entity648 @entity1463
The purpose of the study was to evaluate prognostic indicators in @entity1 receiving endoscopic injection @entity1463 for @entity548 esophageal varices. The results below were obtained from a prospective nonrandomized study in which the @entity1 were subdivided into the following groups (subsets): elective sclerotherapy--10, active variceal @entity548 at endoscopy--47, active variceal @entity548 with spontaneous resolution at the time of endoscopy--21, and gastric variceal @entity548 --nine. The data were analyzed as follows: 14 variables possibly affecting 6-wk survival were evaluated by stepwise logistic regression analysis. Variables examined were subset, age, sex, @entity1 's classification, ascites, comorbid conditions, SGOT, @entity648 , protime, @entity2313 , volume of initial bleed, volume of rebleed, rebleed rate, and Blakemore tube use. Survival curves were also compared using the Kaplan-Meier methodology. The following results were obtained. First, the subsets above had significantly different survival curve patterns with the elective endoscopic injection @entity1463 group having the best prognosis and the gastric variceal bleeders a significantly poorer survival. Second, stepwise logistic regression analysis revealed the following four significant variable prognostic indicators: comorbid factors, subset, @entity1 's classification, and serum @entity2313 . Although the latter two variables, @entity1 's class (p = 0.03) and @entity2313 (p = 0.1) had an impact on six week survival, this was no longer seen when subset (p = 0.0124) and comorbid factors (p = 0.003) were taken into account. We conclude that comorbid factors and subsets of variceal @entity548 in themselves were the only two prognostic indicators showing a statistically significant association with 6-wk and long-term survival. In contrast, the more usual clinical prognostic parameters, i.e., the physical findings and biochemical test of liver function in @entity1 with @entity82 and @entity548 , were of lesser prognostic magnitude.
