A Simplified Prognostic Model to Predict Mortality in Patients with Acute Variceal Bleeding

Acute variceal bleeding (AVB) is a major cause of death in patients with liver cirrhosis. The aim of this study was to investigate mortality predictors and develop a new simple prognostic model using easily verified factors at admission in AVB patients.

Source: Digestive and Liver Disease - November 24, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Han Hee Lee, Jae Myung Park, Seunghoon Han, Sung Min Park, Hee Yeon Kim, Jung Hwan Oh, Chang Wook Kim, Seung Kew Yoon, Myung-Gyu Choi Tags: Alimentary Tract Source Type: research