Practical Strategies Related to the Application of Balloon Tamponade Therapy in Acute Variceal Bleeding
IMPORTANCE:. Acute gastrointestinal variceal hemorrhage is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in cirrhotic liver disease. Approximately one-third of cirrhotic patients will have variceal hemorrhage, and each bleeding episode is associated with up to 20% mortality. Balloon tamponade devices are...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2022-08-01
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| Series: | Critical Care Explorations |
| Online Access: | http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000748 |