Reasons and risk factors for irregular-interval endoscopic variceal sclerotherapy in patients with esophageal variceal bleeding
Autor: | Gang Sun, Hua Jiang, Yun Sheng Yang, Xi Luo, Guo Hui Sun, Xin Ma, Wei Feng Wang, Zhi Yuan Guo, Yi Chao Shi |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Variceal bleeding business.industry Medical record medicine.medical_treatment Gastroenterology Emergency treatment Surgery 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Ascites medicine Sclerotherapy 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology In patient medicine.symptom General hospital Complication business |
Zdroj: | Journal of Digestive Diseases. 17:764-772 |
ISSN: | 1751-2972 |
Popis: | Objective Endoscopic variceal sclerotherapy (EVS) is usually carried out at weekly intervals in patients with esophageal variceal bleeding (EVB). However, some patients receive sclerotherapy at irregular intervals. In this study we aimed to elucidate the reasons and risk factors for irregular-interval sclerotherapy in patients with EVB, and to evaluate the safety and efficacy of interrupted irregular intervals in these patients. Methods Medical records of patients who were admitted to the Chinese PLA General Hospital from December 2013 to June 2015 for EVS were retrospectively analyzed. EVS sessions were scheduled to be repeated at regular weekly intervals. However, some of these patients received at least one treatment session at irregular intervals (mainly |
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