Adherence to guidelines in bleeding oesophageal varices and effects on outcome: Comparison between a specialized unit and a community hospital

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1221-1227

  Hobolth, Lise ^a   Krag, Aleksander ^a   Malchow Møller, Axel ^b   Gancho, Vladimir ^b   Jensen, Simon ^b   Møller, Søren ^a   Bendtsen, Flemming ^a  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b SVENDBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

adherence to guidelines; bleeding oesophageal varices; community hospital; portal hypertension; specialized unit

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS;

ADULT; AGED; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77957608921     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e32833aa15f     Document Type: Article

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