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Risk stratification in acute variceal bleeding: Far from an ideal score

OBJECTIVES: Acute variceal bleeding (AVB) results from rupture of esophageal or gastric varices. It is a life-threatening complication of portal hypertension. Nevertheless, it remains unclear how to predict adverse outcomes and identify high-risk patients. In variceal hemorrhage, high Child-Turcotte...

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Autores principales: Aluizio, Carla Luiza de Souza, Montes, Ciro Garcia, Reis, Glaucia Fernanda Soares Ruppert, Nagasako, Cristiane Kibune
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8221560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34190855
http://dx.doi.org/10.6061/clinics/2021/e2921