Endoscopy timing in acute variceal hemorrhage: perhaps not the sooner the better, but delay not justified

Am J Gastroenterol. 2009 Oct;104(10):2629-30; author reply 2630-1. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2009.432.
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Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Elective Surgical Procedures
  • Emergency Treatment
  • Esophageal and Gastric Varices / diagnosis
  • Esophageal and Gastric Varices / mortality*
  • Esophageal and Gastric Varices / surgery*
  • Esophagoscopy / methods*
  • Female
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / diagnosis
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / mortality*
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / surgery*
  • Hemostasis, Endoscopic / methods*
  • Humans
  • Ligation / methods
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Recurrence
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Survival Analysis
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome