High Prevalence of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation Without Prior Endoscopy During Acute Variceal Bleeding Hospitalization in the United States

High Prevalence of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation Without Prior Endoscopy During Acute Variceal Bleeding Hospitalization in the United States

Current clinical guidelines by both American Association for the Study of Liver Disease and European Association for the Study of the Liver recommend endoscopy in all patients admitted with acute variceal bleeding within 12 hours of admission. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) cre...

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Main Authors: Premal S. Trivedi, Alexandria M. Jensen, Matthew A. Brown, Rustain L. Morgan, Richard C. Lindrooth, Robert K. Ryu, P. Michael Ho, Michael S. Kriss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health/LWW 2021-10-01
Series:Hepatology Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/hep4.1756

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https://doi.org/10.1002/hep4.1756

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