Randomized study comparing banding and propranolol to prevent initial variceal hemorrhage in cirrhotics with high-risk esophageal varices

Gastroenterology

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 870-881

  Jutabha, Rome ^a   Jensen, Dennis M ^a,b,c   Martin, Paul ^d   Savides, Thomas ^e   Han, Steven Huy ^a   Gornbein, Jeffrey ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DIZZINESS; DOSE CALCULATION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGEAL VARICEAL BAND LIGATION; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART BLOCK; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LETHARGY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 17144412520     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2005.01.047     Document Type: Article

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