The treatment of acute variceal bleeding.
Bleeding from gastroesophageal varices is a frequent and often deadly complication of cirrhosis. Although mortality from an episode of variceal bleeding has decreased in the last 2 decades it is still around 20%. This paper reviews the most recent advancements in the general management and hemostatic treatments of acute variceal bleeding.
Abraldes
Juan G
JG
Hepatic Hemodynamic Laboratory, Liver Unit, Institut Malalties Digestives i Metabóliques, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. jgon@clinic.ub.es
Bosch
Jaime
J
D018450:Disease Progression; D004724:Endoscopy; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D008026:Ligation; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D017082:Portal Pressure; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012008:Recurrence; D016879:Salvage Therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017211:Treatment Failure; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D006490:Hemostatics