Acute Management and Secondary Prophylaxis of Esophageal Variceal Bleeding: A Western Canadian Survey

Autor: Justin Cheung, Winnie Wong, Iman Zandieh, Yvette Leung, Samuel S Lee, Alnoor Ramji, Eric M Yoshida
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol 20, Iss 8, Pp 531-534 (2006)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0835-7900
DOI: 10.1155/2006/203217
Popis: BACKGROUND: Acute esophageal variceal bleeding (EVB) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with liver cirrhosis. Guidelines have been published in 1997; however, variability in the acute management and prevention of EVB rebleeding may occur.
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