Delayed endoscopy as a risk factor for in-hospital mortality in cirrhotic patients with acute variceal hemorrhage

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1294-1299

  Hsu, Yao Chun ^a,b   Chung, Chen Shuan ^a   Tseng, Cheng Hao ^c   Lin, Tzu Ling ^a   Liou, Jyh Ming ^a   Wu, Ming Shiang ^a   Hu, Fu Chang ^c   Wang, Hsiu Po ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b LOTUNG POH AI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAO YUAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Endoscopy; Gastroesophageal varices; Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ACUTE VARICEAL HEMORRHAGE; ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEATH; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEMATEMESIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; MELENA; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; ROC CURVE; SCORING SYSTEM; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

EID: 68749111833     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2009.05903.x     Document Type: Article

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