Table 2 |
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| Characteristics of patients with post-polypectomy bleeding | ||
| Patients on aspirin (N=8) | Patients not on aspirin (N=3) | |
| Polypectomy technique | ||
| Cautery snare (blended current) | 6 | 3 |
| Hot biopsy | 2 | 0 |
| Preventive clips placement | 0 | 1 |
| Preventive adrenalin injection | 1 | 0 |
| Average length of hospitalization (range) | 6.5 (1-22) days | 1.6 (1-2) days |
| Observation | 1 | 2 |
| Transfusion | 7 | 0 |
| Repeat colonoscopic intervention | 0 | 1 |
| Surgery | 1 | 0 |
| Death | 1 | 0 |
Pan et al. BMC Gastroenterology 2012 12:138 doi:10.1186/1471-230X-12-138
