Endoscopic management of acute oesophageal variceal bleeding within 12 hours is superior to 12-24 hours post admission.

CONCLUSION: Endoscopic management of acute esophageal variceal bleeding within 12 hours of admission is superior to endoscopic management at 12-24 hours of admission regarding, reduction of hospital stay, ammonia levels, correction of hepatic encephalopathy, re-bleeding and mortality rate, hence, reduce the cost of treatment, benefiting patient satisfaction and hospital bed availability. PMID: 33305686 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: British Journal of Biomedical Science - Category: Laboratory Medicine Tags: Br J Biomed Sci Source Type: research