Updated strategies in the management of acute variceal haemorrhage.
Updated strategies in the management of acute variceal haemorrhage.
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DOI:
10.1097/mog.0000000000000723
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发表时间:
2021-05-01
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Rockey DC
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作者:
Edelson J;Basso JE;Rockey DC
This article reviews the most recent studies regarding the management of acute esophageal variceal hemorrhage. New randomized control trials and meta-analyses confirmed the role of early TIPS in the management of acute variceal hemorrhage in Child-Pugh C (10–13) and B patients with active bleeding. A recent randomized controlled trial focused on the duration of vasoactive therapy showed no difference between 2 days and 5 days of octreotide. A randomized trial showed decreased use of blood products for the correction of coagulopathy using a TEG-guided approach (vs. conventional parameters) as well as decreased bleeding rates when compared to standard of care. A metanalysis found that for rescue of variceal bleeding, self-expanding metallic stents were more efficacious and safer than balloon tamponade. Additionally, studies showed that Child-Pugh C patients and those with HVPG>20 were at the highest risk of treatment failure, while MELD was highly predictive of in-hospital mortality. In patients with severe coagulopathy and uncontrolled bleeding, TEG-based transfusion strategies are recommended. Antibiotics should be used for all cirrhotic patients presenting with upper GI bleeding, but should be tailored in accordance to local resistance patterns. Early TIPS for high-risk patients has been shown to have a significant survival benefit. Certain aspects of the management of variceal bleeding remain poorly studied such as the role of early TIPS in Child-B patients as well as strategies for rescue therapy in patients who are not TIPS candidates, and require further investigation.