Open AccessMELD score can predict early mortality in patients with rebleeding after band ligation for variceal bleeding
Author(s) -
WeiTing Chen,
ChunYen Lin,
IShyan Sheen,
Chang-Wen Huang,
Tsung-Nan Lin,
Chun-Jung Lin,
WenJuei Jeng,
ChienHao Huang,
YuPin Ho,
ChengTang Chiu
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v17.i16.2120
Subject(s) - medicine , gastroenterology , mortality rate , receiver operating characteristic , predictive value , liver disease , ligation , esophageal varices , surgery , portal hypertension , cirrhosis
To investigate the outcomes, as well as risk factors for 6-wk mortality, in patients with early rebleeding after endoscopic variceal band ligation (EVL) for esophageal variceal hemorrhage (EVH).