Evaluation and management of variceal bleeding

Evaluation and management of variceal bleeding

Acute variceal bleeding is one of the most fatal complications of cirrhosis and is responsible for about one-third of cirrhosis-related deaths. Therefore, every effort should be made to emergently resuscitate the patients, start pharmacotherapy as soon as possible and do endoscopic therapy in a time...

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Veröffentlicht in:Disease-a-month 2018-07, Vol.64 (7), p.312-320
Hauptverfasser: Tayyem, Obada, Bilal, Mohammad, Samuel, Ronald, Merwat, Sheharyar K.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cirrhosis
Esophageal varices
Gastric varices
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Variceal bleeding
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Zusammenfassung:Acute variceal bleeding is one of the most fatal complications of cirrhosis and is responsible for about one-third of cirrhosis-related deaths. Therefore, every effort should be made to emergently resuscitate the patients, start pharmacotherapy as soon as possible and do endoscopic therapy in a timely manner. Despite the recent advances in treatment, mortality rate is still high. We provide a comprehensive review of evaluation and management of variceal bleeding.
ISSN:0011-5029
1557-8194
DOI:10.1016/j.disamonth.2018.02.001