Jun 26, 2023 · Acute variceal bleeding (AVB) is a fatal complication in liver cirrhosis. The incidence of variceal bleeding is about 10-15% per year and 6-week mortality is 10–20% [1–3].

Endoscopy plays an important role in the management of acute variceal bleeding (AVB) in patients with cirrhosis. This study aimed at determining the optimal endoscopy timing for cirrhotic AVB. Methods:

Mar 4, 2020 · Although current guidelines recommend performing endoscopy within 12 hours for acute variceal bleeding (AVB), the optimal timing remains controversial.

Endoscopic variceal ligation is the treatment of choice for both controlling esophageal variceal hemorrhage and secondary prophy-laxis. The results of 6 randomized, prospective trials that directly compared EVL and endoscopic sclerotherapy (EST) reported that EVL is superior to EST for eradicating varices morerapidly, with less recurrent ...

Jun 26, 2023 · Variceal bleeding was defined as: (1) the presence of active bleeding from varices on endoscopy; (2) signs of recent bleeding, such as white nipple; or (3) variceal bleeding would also be considered, if varices were the only lesion in the stomach, and blood was found in the stomach or endoscopy was performed 24 h after bleeding .

Emergency upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is the standard procedure recommended for both diagnosis and treatment of UGIB. The endoscopic treatment of choice for esophageal variceal bleeding is band ligation of varices. Bleeding from gastric …

Nov 13, 2024 · Endoscopy is important for the diagnosis and treatment of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (AUGIB), especially acute variceal bleeding (AVB), in liver cirrhosis. However, the optimal timing of endoscopy remains controversial, primarily because the currently available evidence is of poor quality, and the definition of early endoscopy is ...

Oct 1, 2021 · Delayed endoscopy increases re-bleeding and mortality in patients with hematemesis and active esophageal variceal bleeding: a cohort study

Mar 4, 2020 · Although current guidelines recommend performing endoscopy within 12 hours for acute variceal bleeding (AVB), the optimal timing remains controversial. This study aimed to assess the effect of endoscopy timing on the mortality and rebleeding rates in AVB through a systematic review and meta-analysis of all eligible studies.

Feb 8, 2025 · Variceal bleeding is one the complication of decompensated liver cirrhosis associated with mortality rate of 15%. 7 It is essential to perform upper GI endoscopy for variceal screening and identify high risk varices (large varices or small varices with red signs) and subsequent treatment with endotherapy if required in setting of primary prevention [].