Research Article

Risk of Bleeding after Colorectal Endoscopic Resection in Patients with Continued Warfarin Use Compared to Heparin Replacement: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of enrolled patients on warfarin therapy.

VariablesTotal ()Heparin replacement ()Continued warfarin () value

Age, , years old0.03
Sex, male91 (72.2)53 (67.1)38 (80.9)0.10
Comorbidities
 Yes112 (88.9)69 (87.3)43 (91.5)0.57
 Atrial fibrillation49 (38.9)35 (44.3)14 (29.8)0.13
 Ischemic heart disease24 (19.0)14 (17.7)10 (21.3)0.64
 Congestive heart failure9 (7.1)9 (11.4)0 (0)0.03
 Cerebral infarction20 (15.9)13 (16.5)7 (14.9)1
 Hypertension52 (41.3)31 (39.2)21 (44.7)0.58
 Diabetes mellitus39 (31.0)24 (30.4)15 (31.9)1
 Chronic kidney disease63 (50.0)34 (43.0)29 (61.7)0.06
 Chronic liver disease15 (11.9)10 (12.7)5 (10.6)1
 Blood disorder2 (1.6)2 (2.5)0 (0)0.53
Use of other antithrombotic agents
 Yes36 (28.6)25 (31.6)11 (23.4)0.42
 Aspirin20 (15.9)13 (16.5)7 (14.9)1
 Clopidogrel7 (5.6)5 (6.3)2 (4.3)1
 Others13 (10.3)9 (11.4)4 (8.5)0.77

SD: standard deviation.