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Original Source: Antibiotic prophylaxis for cirrhotic patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
BACKGROUND: Bacterial infections are a frequent complication in patients with cirrhosis and upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Antibiotic prophylaxis seems to decrease the incidence of bacterial infections. Oral antibiotics, active against enteric bacteria, have been commonly used as antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with cirrhosis and upper gastrointestinal bleeding. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2002. OBJECTIVES: To assess the benefits and harms of antibiotic prophylaxis in cirr...
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Patients With Non-Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed Should Be Re-Assessed For Co-Morbidity
Individuals who have experienced a major bleed from their stomach or oesophagus (known as an upper gastrointestinal bleed) may be more likely to die from other causes, particularly malignant tumours a...
Upper GI bleed linked to death from other causes
Individuals who have experienced a major bleed from their stomach or oesophagus (known as an upper gastrointestinal bleed) may be more likely to die from other causes, particularly malignant tumours a...
GI Bleed? Maybe You Should Think 'Zebra' (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- An upper gastrointestinal bleed from nonvariceal causes may be a marker for some forms of nongastrointestinal comorbidities, researchers said.
Early Cirrhosis Common in Children With Cystic Fibrosis
Because a significant proportion of young children with cystic fibrosis have asymptomatic cirrhosis, researchers have concluded that cirrhosis is an early event in cystic fibrosis. Medscape Medical...
NAFLD Without Cirrhosis Linked to Liver Cancer Risk
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) without cirrhosis is an independent risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and is becoming more of a risk factor than NAFLD with cirrhosis. Medscape...
Restart Warfarin After GI Bleed, Study Suggests (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Patients who have a gastrointestinal bleed while taking warfarin may do better if they either never stop or resume taking anticoagulation after the event, a retrospective study show...
Resuming Warfarin After GI Bleed Cuts Thrombosis, Death
Patients resuming warfarin had more than a 10-fold reduction in thrombotic events, a 3-fold lower risk for death, and an increased risk for a recurrent bleed compared with those without therapy. Med...
In HIV/HCV Coinfection, Treating Cirrhosis Improves Outcomes
In HIV/HCV-coinfected patients with compensated cirrhosis, sustained virologic responses to standard treatment of chronic hepatitis C are associated with improved outcomes. Reuters Health Informatio...
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Background and Aims: Acute variceal bleed (AVB) is an important precipitating factor for development of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) .However there is paucity of data on the role of lactulose for preve...
Adherence and Adequacy of Therapy for Esophageal Varices Prophylaxis.
AIMS: Esophageal varices (EVs) are prevalent among cirrhotics and their bleeding leads to substantial morbidity and mortality. Management guidelines available during this study recommended beta-blocke...
Summary. Every other day (qod) factor VIII prophylaxis prevents joint bleeds in children with severe haemophilia A. Although three times weekly or qod prophylaxis is recommended by the National Hem...
Endoscopic obturation of gastric varices using tissue adhesive glues like cyanoacrylate is an accepted modality for the treatment of gastric varices. This study was undertaken to determine whether it...
Purpose Published evidence on the incidence and predictors of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with cirrhosis of the liver is reviewed. Summary The frequently observed phenomenon of elevated I...
