Timing of Endoscopy for Acute Variceal Bleeding in Patients With Cirrhosis

Cirrhotic patients with AVB across 34 university medical centers in 30 cities in China from February 2013 to May 2020 who underwent endoscopy within 24 hours were included in this study. Patients were divided into an urgent endoscopy group (endoscopy \<6h after admission) and an early endoscopy group (endoscopy 6-24h after admission). Outcomes included the incidence of 5-day rebleeding, in-hospital mortality, need for intensive care unit (ICU) and the length of hospital stay after the endoscopy management. Multivariable analysis was performed to identify risk factors for rebleeding. A propensity score matching (PSM) analysis was performed to achieve a balance at baseline between the urgent and early groups.