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Critical Care Clinics, 1995 Variceal hemorrhage is a complication of portal hypertension that has high mortality and high recurrence rates. Management of variceal bleeding involves three areas: treatment of active hemorrhage, prevention of rebleeding, and prevention of first variceal bleeding.
V J, Navarro, G, Garcia-Tsao
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The Effect of Weekend versus Weekday Admission on Outcomes of Esophageal Variceal Hemorrhage [PDF]
, 2009 BACKGROUND: Hospital staffing is often lower on weekends than weekdays, and may contribute to higher mortality in patients admitted on weekends. Because esophageal variceal hemorrhage (EVH) requires complex management and urgent endoscopic intervention ...
Robert P Myers +2 more
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Hemostasis of Gastric Variceal Hemorrhage by Transileocoecal and Transhepatic Obliteration [PDF]
, 1993 Obliteration for gastric or duodenal variceal hemorrhage was performed via transileocoecal or transhepatic portal catheterization in 8 patients with portal hypertension. The patients were 6 men and 2 women, whose average age was 59 years.
Ito, Toshio +12 more
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COMPLICATION ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING AMONG MEXICAN PATIENTS WITH CIRRHOSIS
Annals of Hepatology, 2022 Introduction and Objectives: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a common complication among cirrhotic patients and holds high mortality and morbidity; the most common cause is variceal hemorrhage.
F.A. Lajud-Barquin +6 more
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Endoscopic Band Ligation Versus Pharmacological Therapy for Variceal Bleeding in Cirrhosis: A Meta-Analysis [PDF]
, 2011 OBJECTIVE: To conduct a meta-analysis of published, full-length, randomized controlled trials evaluating the efficacy of endoscopic band ligation (EBL) versus pharmacological therapy for the primary and secondary prophylaxis of variceal hemorrhage in ...
Youming Li, Chaohui Yu, Lan Li
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Management of Variceal Hemorrhage
Gastroenterology Research, 2009 Variceal hemorrhage is a frequent and lethal complication of portal hypertension. Bleeding occurs in 30%-40% of patients with cirrhosis and varices. The first episode of variceal bleeding is associated with a high mortality as well as a high incidence of re-bleeding.
Li, Yan, Zhang, Chun Qing
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Endoscopic therapy of gastric variceal bleeding
Медицина неотложных состояний, 2022 Bleeding from esophageal and gastric varices is the most life-threatening complication of liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Gastric variceal bleeding is often more serious and can be fatal.
S.M. Chooklin, S.S. Chuklin, Ya.R. Dutka
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The potential role of T-cells and their interaction with antigen-presenting cells in mediating immunosuppression following trauma-hemorrhage [PDF]
, 2009 Objective: Trauma-hemorrhage results in depressed immune responses of antigen-presenting cells (APCs) and T-cells. Recent studies suggest a key role of depressed T-cell derived interferon (IFN)-g in this complex immune cell interaction.
Loehe, Florian +17 more
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SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2019 Gastroesophageal variceal hemorrhage is a substantial cause of death in patients with portal hypertension. Cyanoacrylate injection is a widely used endoscopic treatment for variceal hemorrhage.
Nuanrat Tangcheewinsirikul +1 more
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L-arginine: A unique amino acid for improving depressed wound immune function following hemorrhage [PDF]
, 2002 Objective: To determine whether L-arginine has any salutary effects on wound immune cell function following trauma-hemorrhage. Background. Depressed wound immune function contributes to an increased incidence of wound infections following hemorrhage ...
Hatz, Rudolf A. +16 more
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