Table 1.

Incidence of bleeding and portal vein thrombosis in CLD reported in prospective studies

Study settingStudy designParticipants, nChild-Pugh class A, n (%)Incidence
Bleeding     
 Italy, 2012-2014 Prospective, multicenter 280 53 Overall: 5.5%/year
Major: 3.6%/year
Minor: 1.9%/year
Portal hypertensive: ~3.3%/year
Nonvariceal GI: 1.9%/year
Intracranial: 0.17%/year 
 United States, December 2009 to January 2010 Prospective, single-center hospitalized cohort 83 Overall: 40%
Variceal: 17%
Nonvariceal GI: 12% 
Portal vein thrombosis 
 Italy, 2012-2014 Prospective, multicenter 753 397 (53) 6.1/100 patient years 
 No PVT at enrollment  692  4.1 
 Prior PVT at enrollment  61  18.9 
 France/Belgium, 2000-2006 Prospective, multicenter 1243 863 (69) 1 y: 4.6%
Cumulative 5 y: 10.7% 
 France, 2014-2017 Prospective, single center 108 75 (77) 1 y: 10.8% 
 Portugal, 2014-2019 Prospective, single center 241 184 (76) 1 y: 3.7%
Cumulative 3 y: 7.6% 
Study settingStudy designParticipants, nChild-Pugh class A, n (%)Incidence
Bleeding     
 Italy, 2012-2014 Prospective, multicenter 280 53 Overall: 5.5%/year
Major: 3.6%/year
Minor: 1.9%/year
Portal hypertensive: ~3.3%/year
Nonvariceal GI: 1.9%/year
Intracranial: 0.17%/year 
 United States, December 2009 to January 2010 Prospective, single-center hospitalized cohort 83 Overall: 40%
Variceal: 17%
Nonvariceal GI: 12% 
Portal vein thrombosis 
 Italy, 2012-2014 Prospective, multicenter 753 397 (53) 6.1/100 patient years 
 No PVT at enrollment  692  4.1 
 Prior PVT at enrollment  61  18.9 
 France/Belgium, 2000-2006 Prospective, multicenter 1243 863 (69) 1 y: 4.6%
Cumulative 5 y: 10.7% 
 France, 2014-2017 Prospective, single center 108 75 (77) 1 y: 10.8% 
 Portugal, 2014-2019 Prospective, single center 241 184 (76) 1 y: 3.7%
Cumulative 3 y: 7.6% 

Modified from Roberts and Bernal (2020) with permission from Thieme.

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