PREDICTORS OF MORTALITY WITHIN 8 WEEKS AFTER ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT OF GASTRIC VARICEAL BLEED WITH N-BUTYL 2-CYANOACRYLATE IN CIRRHOTIC PATIENTS
| Autor: | Mahmood Ahmad, Yasir Mahmud, Sidra Rasheed, Muhammad Muaaz, Muhammad Naeem Afzal, Muhammad Arif Nadeem |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 71, Iss 4, Pp 1314-17 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0030-9648 2411-8842 |
| DOI: | 10.51253/pafmj.v71i4.3281 |
| Popis: | Objective: To assess the predictors associated with mortality within 8 weeks in patients undergoing endoscopic N-butyl-2- cyanoacrylate treatment. Study Design: Prospective comparative study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Gastroenterology, Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore Pakistan, from Mar 2018 to Mar 2019. Methodology: A total of 106 patients of gastric variceal bleed were enrolled in the study. Tissue glue was injected into the varix endoscopically and mortality within 8 weeks after endoscopic intervention was noted. Results: Among the enrolled patients, 65 (61.3%) were male and 41(38.7%) were female. Mortality was noted in 19 (17.9%) patients within 8 weeks after endoscopic therapy. Chi-square analysis showed creatinine >1.5, Child Pugh score >9, MELD score >18, re-bleeding within 7 days, low blood pressure |
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