Transcatheter embolization as the new reference standard for endoscopically unmanageable upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Table 1 Main results of reported series comparing embolization with surgery for upper gastrointestinal bleeding after failed endoscopic hemostasis (%)

Study	Clinical success			Complication			Mortality
	TAE	Surgery	P value	TAE	Surgery	P value	TAE	Surgery	P value
Ripoll et al[12]	71	76.9	NS	0	17.9	NS	25.8	20.5	NS
Eriksson et al[13]	75	82	NS	20	37	NS	3	14	NS
Venclauskas et al[14]	20.8	22	NS	54.2	66.7	NS	20.8	22	NS
Wong et al[15]	65.6	87.5	< 0.05	40.6	67.9	< 0.05	25	30.4	NS
Ang et al[1]	53.3	87.3	< 0.05	46.7	60.3	NS	16.7	19	NS

TAE: Transcatheter arterial embolization; NS: Not significant.