Spleen Stiffness Measured by 2D-Shear Wave Elastography and Rebleeding Risk in Cirrhotic Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Variceal Ligation for Variceal Bleeding

Table 3

Association of quantitative parameters with rebleeding and mortality at 6 months.

Univariate analysis	At 6 months			At 6 months
Parameter	Rebleeding	No rebleeding	value	Mortality	No mortality	value
Age (years)			0.209			0.114
MELD			0.002			<0.001
Platelet count (lakh/mm^3)			0.098			0.01
Albumin (g/dL)			0.68			0.031
Pre-EVL SV (cm^3)			0.243			0.214
Pre-EVL LS (kPa)			0.014			0.609
Pre-EVL SS (kPa)			0.905			0.621
Delta 1 VOL (cm^3)			0.624			0.116
Delta 1 SS (kPa)			0.058			0.226
Delta 1 LS (kPa)			0.551			20.87
Delta 2 VOL (cm^3)			<0.001			<0.001
Delta 2 SS (kPa)			0.012			<0.001
Delta 2 LS (kPa)			<0.001			<0.001
Delta 3 VOL (cm^3)			0.002			<0.001
Delta 3 SS (kPa)			<0.001			0.004