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Survival outcomes and predictors of mortality, re-bleeding and complications for acute severe variceal bleeding requiring balloon tamponade

BACKGROUND: Acute severe variceal bleeding (AVB) refractory to medical and endoscopic therapy is infrequent but associated with high mortality. Historical cohort studies from 1970-1980s no longer represent the current population as balloon tamponade is no longer first-line therapy for variceal bleed...

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Autores principales: Keung, Charlotte Y, Morgan, Aparna, Le, Suong T, Robertson, Marcus, Urquhart, Paul, Swan, Michael P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9453467/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36157875
http://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v14.i8.1584