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Table 2 Procedure and outcomes for patients treated by TAE

From: Safety and efficacy of emergency transarterial embolization for mesenteric bleeding

Number of patients

15

Localisation of bleeding n. (%)

 Left gastric artery

2 (13.3)

 Pancreaticoduodenal artery

4 (26.7)

 Right gastroepiploic artery

2 (13.3)

 Upper Mesenteric

4 (26.7)

 Splenic artery

2 (13.3)

 Dorsal pancreatic artery

1 (6.7)

Material of embolization n. (%)

 Coils

8 (53.3)

 NBCA

3 (20)

 Microparticles

1 (6.7)

 Plug

1 (6.7)

 Gelatine sponge slurry

1 (6.7)

 Coils + Microparticles

1 (6.7)

Duration of procedure (min) Mean ± SD

92.9 ± 43.7

Technical success n. (%)

14 (93.3)

Clinical success n. (%)

14 (93.3)

Per operative complication n. (%)

0 (0)

Post-operative complication n. (%)

 Minor

0 (0)

 Major

0 (0)

Death n. (%)

3 (20)

 Early ≤30 days

1 (6.7)

 Tardive > 30 days

2 (13.3)

Recurrence of bleeding n. (%)

 Early ≤30 days

3 (20)

 Late > 30 days

0 (0)