Use of early-TIPS for high-risk variceal bleeding: Results of a post-RCT surveillance study
Use of early-TIPS for high-risk variceal bleeding: Results of a post-RCT surveillance study
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jhep.2012.08.020
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发表时间:
2013-01-01
影响因子:
25.7
通讯作者:
Bosch, Jaime
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作者:
Carlos Garcia-Pagan, Juan;Di Pascoli, Marco;Bosch, Jaime
Background & Aims: In a recent randomized international clinical trial (RCT) in high-risk cirrhotic patients with acute variceal bleeding, the early use of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) was associated with marked and significant reductions in both treatment failure and mortality. The aim of this study was to confirm these results in clinical practice in the same centers of the RCT study.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed patients admitted for acute variceal bleeding and high risk of treatment failure (Child C