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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Emergency sclerotherapy or band ligation combined with vasoactive drugs for bleeding esophageal varices in cirrhosis

Gennaro D'amicoLuigi PagliaroValeria CriscuoliMaria Laura Vitanza

subject

Medicine General & Introductory Medical Sciencesmedicine.medical_specialtyCirrhosisbusiness.industrymedicine.medical_treatmentmedicine.diseaseGastroenterologySurgeryInternal medicineVasoactivemedicineBleeding esophageal varicesSclerotherapyPharmacology (medical)Ligationbusiness

description

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the efficacy as well as adverse events of emergency sclerotherapy (or band ligation) combined with pharmacological treatments versus sclerotherapy (or band ligation) alone or vasoactive drugs alone for acute variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients based on the results of randomised clinical trials (RCTs).

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2019-09-12Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd003776