MELD score can predict early mortality in patients with rebleeding after band ligation for variceal bleeding

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 2120-2125

  Chen, Wei Ting ^a   Lin, Chun Yen ^a   Sheen, I shyan ^a   Huang, Chang Wen ^a   Lin, Tsung Nan ^a   Lin, Chun Jung ^a   Jeng, Wen Juei ^a   Huang, Chien Hao ^a   Ho, Yu Pin ^a   Chiu, Cheng Tang ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Es ophageal variceal hemorrhage; Model for end stage liver disease score; Mortality; Rebleeding

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; OCTREOTIDE; SOMATOSTATIN; TERLIPRESSIN;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG UTILIZATION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC VARICEAL BAND LIGATION; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; LIGATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL FOR END STAGE LIVER DISEASE SCORE; MORTALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955932959     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i16.2120     Document Type: Article

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