An Assessment of Endoscopic and Concomitant Management of Acute Variceal Bleeding at a Tertiary Care Centre

H Singh; LE Targownik; G Ward; GY Minuk; CN Bernstein

doi:10.1155/2007/296435

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology (Jan 2007)

An Assessment of Endoscopic and Concomitant Management of Acute Variceal Bleeding at a Tertiary Care Centre

H Singh,
LE Targownik,
G Ward,
GY Minuk,
CN Bernstein

Affiliations

H Singh: Sections of Gastroenterology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
LE Targownik: Sections of Gastroenterology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
G Ward: Sections of Gastroenterology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
GY Minuk: Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
CN Bernstein: Sections of Gastroenterology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2007/296435
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 21, no. 2
pp. 85 – 90

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Several therapies have been demonstrated to be beneficial in the management of acute variceal bleeding (AVB). The aim of the present study was to characterize the use of these therapies at a Canadian tertiary care centre.

Published in Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

ISSN: 0835-7900 (Print); 1916-7237 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1720

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